Slow to open when device offline
Posted: 15 Feb 2020, 00:50
AllDup is Slow to open when a device (a folder) in the Folder list is offline.
More so when there are many such offline devices.
(On my slow computer), AllDup takes about 2 seconds to open.
With a single offline device, it takes about 10 seconds.
With multiple offline it may take 36 seconds or more.
During that time, there is no indication that AllDup has done anything.
(The AllDupPortable.exe process has started, but there is no window, no nothing.)
That is enough time for me to say, huh?
To look at Process Explorer, to see that AllDupPortable.exe is there, but that there is no associated Window.
XP (presently)
My NAS is off (presently)
NAS folders are using UNC paths, so like, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS
(My network is presently in a state of KAOS, but I don't think that is the issue here, necessarily.)
Thinking you can try to duplicate this by pasting a dummy path, like above, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS (only your hairdresser knows for sure) , into the Folder list dialog.
Copy, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS, to clipboard
AllDup -> Source Folders -> (context-menu) Paste folders from clipboard
(wait...)
Result:
Folder shows up.
Quit AllDup
Restart AllDup
Result:
AllDup is slow to start up, slow before it displays its' window.
More so when there are many such offline devices.
(On my slow computer), AllDup takes about 2 seconds to open.
With a single offline device, it takes about 10 seconds.
With multiple offline it may take 36 seconds or more.
During that time, there is no indication that AllDup has done anything.
(The AllDupPortable.exe process has started, but there is no window, no nothing.)
That is enough time for me to say, huh?
To look at Process Explorer, to see that AllDupPortable.exe is there, but that there is no associated Window.
XP (presently)
My NAS is off (presently)
NAS folders are using UNC paths, so like, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS
(My network is presently in a state of KAOS, but I don't think that is the issue here, necessarily.)
Thinking you can try to duplicate this by pasting a dummy path, like above, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS (only your hairdresser knows for sure) , into the Folder list dialog.
Copy, \\NAS\offshore\hidefromIRS, to clipboard
AllDup -> Source Folders -> (context-menu) Paste folders from clipboard
(wait...)
Result:
Folder shows up.
Quit AllDup
Restart AllDup
Result:
AllDup is slow to start up, slow before it displays its' window.