folder item limit question

[movabi]

Is there a limit to how many files you can have loose in one folder. I have a folder with 45,000 + files. opening this folder is torture. I get the beachball for minutes before it displays anything. then once displayed acts very doggy (slow and jerky) copying into this folder can often times freeze the finder all together. I really want all these files in the same folder. Am i pushing the technology too far or is it just a problem i experience?

is there a way to speed this up? is it a finder flaw/limit?

I also found out that it will only index 7,899 files at a time.

I'm just afraid i may lose these files when the finder crashes.

 

[mnkeybsness]

A. what the crap do you have in that folder?

B. indexing a folder's contents is only beneficial for searching.

C. just like iPhoto 2, there probably is a limit as to how many files you should not exceed in a folder. my advice: start organizing.

 

[movabi]

great option

even though i find it nice to keep all files in one location to reduce the amount of duplicates i have on my drives.

As for iphoto, that's why i use Qpict now.

 

[movabi]

hmmm

so, does that mean i have found the limit? That i am pushing this "modern" fast multitasking system to its limit?

I find that LAME

 

[j33pd0g]

Perhaps you should request this for OS X 10.4 in your other post, because:

I think it would be nifty for Apple to include something like show only first 100 files, and then provide a "next set of 100" button... It doesn't have to be 100, maybe have an option for the user to set his file/folder quota.

 

[mnkeybsness]

movabi:

you didn't directly answer my first question. okay, so you don't want any duplicates... can't you organize them by file type, or is it all a bunch of porn jpegs?

also, complaining that you can't put more than 45,000 items in a folder and calling it lame... is kinda lame just playin with ya

 

[kettle]

get yer stash in order!

Originally posted by mnkeybsness
can't you organize them by file type, or is it all a bunch of porn jpegs?

Am I strange to find at least equal satisfaction in catagorizing jpegs than the more usual and expected source of satisfaction?

Graphic converter is a good tool for browsing and catagorizing.

mind you 45000 is still rather a lot.

 

[movabi]

yeah...

this isn't my porn file. Its my misc. images folder. I would like to keep it simple. This way i know if there is a duplicate name or file. I usually browse this folder with qpict.


... so basically i should not want a system that handles large amounts of files without choking. That doesn't sound to innovative.