Re: Speed-up Nautilus

[Christian Kirbach <christian kirbach googlemail com>]

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:35:36 +0400, Piotr Zaryk <oponek gmail com> wrote:

> OK. Here are the numbers. Using computer with 1,8GB CPU and 512 MB RAM: ~
> 1,5 second to enter the usr/share directory. On the same machine Thunar  
> does
> it instantly. Realy, there is a huge difference. You should install  
> Thunar and you will notice it for sure.

It basically depends on the number of files in the directory. You did not  
state the
number. Also recall that the directory contents are stored in the disk  
cache buffers
after an initial run. So the folder can be read much faster any other time.

Just make sure you flush the disk cache between each test. Meaning if you  
first
use nautilus and then Thunar, Thunar *will* be much faster.


sooo, I've just installed Thunar 0.8.0 and opened /usr/bin (1500 files).
Thunar speed really did not convince me at all. Both nautilus 2.20.3 and
Thunar take about 15-20 seconds to display the 1500 files (no stop watch
at hand, but taking a sane guess).

If there would be a "huge difference" it would certainly be noticable to  
me,
even without a clock.

Regards


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Christian Kirbach
Christian Kirbach googlemail com