? - Window's Explorer is slow with large file structures?

[Tom]

I am a programmer, and one program I test manages
large numbers of files (~200K) using an ADODB, but the files are
still on the file system. (the files are 20-300K JPG images)

My program can access the the JPG files very quickly, but
when I attempt to wander into the folders that store the files
Explorer takes multiple minutes to display (even) the first
level of folders.

Note: the files are another level of folders down.

All Explorer has to do is read the folder list, but it seems
like it must be reading the whole structure.

Any reason?

I assume it is a bad design decision?

Tom

 

[Tom]

No ideas???

It really is quite absurd that it takes as long as it does.