Change order of files of a folder when many media (slow) how to solve?

Barabba · 31 Jan 2018

Hi, Win10 takes ages when about simply change the order of files inside a folder full of pictures for example. It looks he pretend to read each file, for example to get the exif infos.. it's completely useless since for example I just want to order the files from the last modified, etc.
How to block windows do this extra-unwanted job and just manage each file like an unknow one? It's also annoying for music and so on, I would like to display each folder, search for a file, order and so on like all files are unknown for Windows, possible? For example avoid displaying me "artist, album, song, etc" when a folder is with mp3, I wan the default name, dimension, last edited, etc

Thank you!

dalchina · 31 Jan 2018

Hi, I don't find this happening. Do you perhaps have Photos indexing the folder as an Album?

Barabba · 31 Jan 2018

I don't understand what it is "Photos indexing the folder as an Album", can you please explain? Thank you!
how can I teach windows to forget about deal anyhow with the photos?

dalchina · 01 Feb 2018

Suggest you examine your task manager to see what's happening when you observe the problem.

Did you try using a search engine? Here's what I found:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...the-photos-app

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Is your folder of interest one you've added in Photos?
I.e. Is Photos processing that folder?

There have been reports like this:
Photos Background Task Host using high CPU resources. - Microsoft Community

For more, search for
photos indexing cPU use

- just a thought..

dalchina · 01 Feb 2018

I also note you mention music, which of course is different to the above.

Have you checked your disk recently?

Try
Hard disk sentinel (trial) and post a screenshot of its GUI. Gives a clear indication.

Then from a command or powershell prompt run
chkdsk x: /scan
where x is the drive where you have your media.

Barabba · 01 Feb 2018

I correct myself, it doesn't happen with music. It happens olny with photos. I didn't add any folder, anywhere.

The think is this: when windows find files with .jpg extension it start scanning for all the files in the folder. Open a folder for example with 10.000 pictures take a lot. It looks like Windows want to read filed to create miniatures, but actually I see only the icons of the file, becase is small. I think the problem is on miniatures creation, even if I don't see them because i chosed a "list" format for displaying file, so how dispable miniatures when folder is in this format? I would keep miniatures when icons are big

dalchina · 02 Feb 2018

So if you choose to view them as 'Small icons' 'List' or 'Details' do you mean you don't experience such a delay? (No thumbnails).

because i chosed a "list" format for displaying file, so how dispable miniatures when folder is in this format?

- I think you're saying you see thumbnails in List format. Is that correct? Could you post a screenshot?

I don't have as many pictures in any folder, but I can see a small delay if I choose another view with, say, the view set to medium icons.

The top option disables thumbnail generation- try that as an experiment. If you then don't see thumbnails in, say, medium-sized icons view, can you sort your folder quickly?