XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
Version: 17.90.0100
I have two network drives connect to a NAS. After a while of inactivity the NAS drives spin down.
When I launch XYplorer it seems to check all connected network drives and hangs until the drives of the NAS are available again.
I already tried all possible combinations of General -> Controls and More -> Network
Is there any way I can disable drive (network shares in particular) checking altogether until I actually access them?
Thanks & Regards
I have two network drives connect to a NAS. After a while of inactivity the NAS drives spin down.
When I launch XYplorer it seems to check all connected network drives and hangs until the drives of the NAS are available again.
I already tried all possible combinations of General -> Controls and More -> Network
Is there any way I can disable drive (network shares in particular) checking altogether until I actually access them?
Thanks & Regards
Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
Welcome to the forum!
Activating "Assume servers exist" and "Cache network servers" usually takes care of this problem but if you have tabs pointing to network locations you might want to disable "Network browsing on startup" as well.
Activating "Assume servers exist" and "Cache network servers" usually takes care of this problem but if you have tabs pointing to network locations you might want to disable "Network browsing on startup" as well.
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
Also ensure this is unticked:
Configuration | Startup & Exit | Reconnect mapped network drives on startup
Configuration | Startup & Exit | Reconnect mapped network drives on startup
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
I have configured all settings as described.
Had XYplorer minimized for some time, pointing at local drive D:\, when i maximized it again it became unresponsive and i heard the NAS disks spinning up again, then after several seconds it became responsive again.
It seems like it doesn't necessarily have something to do with startup.
Had XYplorer minimized for some time, pointing at local drive D:\, when i maximized it again it became unresponsive and i heard the NAS disks spinning up again, then after several seconds it became responsive again.
It seems like it doesn't necessarily have something to do with startup.
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It's normal that sleeping disks take some time to wake up.
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Yes, but they shouldn't wake up. Because i never touched the network drive since starting XYplorer.
Basically XYplorer is somehow trying to access them (maybe for status check etc.) upon maxizmizing without me actually using the drives (they are just mapped ofc.).
Basically XYplorer is somehow trying to access them (maybe for status check etc.) upon maxizmizing without me actually using the drives (they are just mapped ofc.).
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
XY needs to touch them. It's a file manager, it needs to get an idea of the current file system on start up.
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But it is a network drive and i didn't touch it. So why does the file system to be read before i actually use it?
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To determine which icon to display.
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Of course this needs to happen once at startup.
But why again on maximizing a minimized window that was unused for some time?
But why again on maximizing a minimized window that was unused for some time?
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Hard to tell from here, maybe some icon becomes visible in the Tree or Catalog?
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
No, the window is just maximized, no further actions are possible before it starts hanging.
Would it be possible to add a configuration options that disables touching network shares unless the user specifically requests it?
Alternatively checking network shares async would also generally be a good solution to avoid the whole application becoming unresponsive.
Would it be possible to add a configuration options that disables touching network shares unless the user specifically requests it?
Alternatively checking network shares async would also generally be a good solution to avoid the whole application becoming unresponsive.
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
Can be done. See RalphM's reply: viewtopic.php?p=148963#p148963
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Re: XYplorer hanging on launch when checking network drives
I feel this conversation is going into circles...
Process to reproduce:
1) Start XYplorer (No tabs are used, both panes pointing to a local drive, network shares are already mapped but not accessed)
2) Minimize XYPlorer
3) Do something else for a while (probably just as long as it takes for the NAS drives going to sleep)
4) Maximize XYPlorer (just maximize, nothing else)
Actual behavior: XYPlorer is unresponsive while the NAS drives of the mapped shares are spinning up
Expected behavior: XYPlorer should immediately responsive without ever trying to touch the network shares
Here are my seetings, which do not work:
Process to reproduce:
1) Start XYplorer (No tabs are used, both panes pointing to a local drive, network shares are already mapped but not accessed)
2) Minimize XYPlorer
3) Do something else for a while (probably just as long as it takes for the NAS drives going to sleep)
4) Maximize XYPlorer (just maximize, nothing else)
Actual behavior: XYPlorer is unresponsive while the NAS drives of the mapped shares are spinning up
Expected behavior: XYPlorer should immediately responsive without ever trying to touch the network shares
Here are my seetings, which do not work:
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I tried to reproduce a wake up drive on maximize but could not make it happen. And there is nothing in the code that makes this look even possible.
I'm afraid the whole issue remains a mystery to me.
I'm afraid the whole issue remains a mystery to me.
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