On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 09:02:03PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote: > > So, what's up on the slow machines? > > How full are your respective recycle bins? I've noticed just through > deleting things in ordinary windows explorer that the recycle bin thrashes > like crazy when it starts to get full; seriously thrashes, like 15 or 20 > seconds just to delete a small file. > > > cheers, > DaveK
Do you use power management or shut down your HDs automatically? I've noticed windows insists on spooling up all HDs upon even deleting a single file from the RB. -cl -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/