[Tip] Solve slowness of file access

[binocular222]

This thread would summary all measures to counter slowness of XY's file access

[Symptom]:
- slow to open folder
- slow to select file/folder

[Trick]
- Help > Ctrl+click on "Various information" => there're various things to check here
- Remove shared folder
- Disable antivirus program or at least add XYplorer.exe and XYcopy.exe to exclusion list
- Make sure physical hard disk is healthy (run defragment tools; remove bad sectors)
- Uninstall unnecessary programs
- Use task manager to kill programs with high CPU/RAM usage

P.S: For me, "Remove shared folder" is the new trick, just discovered today. When I share a local folder on my laptop, some guys in my company network access that folder with a slow connection, causing the whole OS to slow as hell. I almost thought of replacing my physical HDD! Sometime Company's IT guys secretly share some folders on my laptops as hidden shares. Bad guys!
To view all shared folder, use this command line:

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net share

[murdock01]

I dont know your IT policy but I am in IT, and windows has several hidden shares, also called admin shares, created during install. These have nothing to do with what your IT guys might be doing.
Also, many times IT guys use these admin shares, or create others, so they can support your system from remote - especially on laptops. I do it all the time.