my measurements: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- system restart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- maco@maco:~/Private$ time ls -lR > /home/maco/Desktop/temp/1st_e.txt
real 10m25.155s user 0m2.390s sys 0m14.960s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- system restart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- maco@maco:~/.Private$ time ls -lR > /home/maco/Desktop/temp/1st.txt real 0m8.680s user 0m0.990s sys 0m1.520s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: ecryptfs listing => 625sec non-ecryptfs listing => 9sec 70 times slower listing with ecryptfs on 1TB folder -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587408 Title: Ecryptfs is very slow at listing directories with many files -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs