Slow Finder

[mjmcconkey]

Hi there,

I hope someone can help as I'm in a world of PC users and IT are struggling to care about the one Mac that is connected to their network.

I am connected to 2 separate networks which run through the company's firewall etc.

I am working primarily from a folder that is stored on a computer in another state. This volume is using 959.77 GB and has 40.09 GB available.

Previewing images from this volume in finder takes between 2 and 5 minutes. Placing images into InDesign from this volume takes between 5 and 10 minutes, regardless of the size of the image.

Specs are :

iMac

Processor 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2048 MB

Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)

The computer itself is 6 months old and everything else is running fine.

If anyone has any clues as to why Finder is struggling with files please let me know, any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Consultant]

It seems to be slow network speed between you and the network folder.

How big are the images?

 

[mjmcconkey]

Thanks for your response. The images can be anywhere from 500kb to 50mb, but it seems to be the previewing and contact with the network that is the problem.

 

[LaidBack]

This might be a problem if you have thousands of files you are trying to view in one folder. I found post suggesting moving a few files into a new subfolder and see how that affects performance with finder.