I would first check if there is a memory bottleneck before adding memor= y. I have seen the same problems on W2k when creating large numbers of files= and folders in the same structure. So this may be no solution either. I don= 't think this is a hardware problem, I would expect the CPU and memory to = be only marginally utilized. NTFS has its limits and this seems to be one = of them. It's also not possible to get more than 12 MB/sec. throughput fro= m one NTFS filesystem (=3Dpartition/volume) regardless of the hardware underneath. So to sum it up, I don't think there is much you can do. Yo= u could make a test with W2k to see if there is a difference. But make a = test before actually migrating. NTFS is not the best filesystem out there, i= t's just the only available for NT/W2k. Cheers Frank Joe Shonk <JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 07.10.2002 08:12 MST Please respond to windows2000 To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: bcc: Subject: [windows2000] Re: large number of files in folder, slow lan ac= cess Add more memory, upgrade to W2k and turn on the index service. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Richard Hopper [mailto:Richard.Hopper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:51 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] large number of files in folder, slow lan access= Hi, I have a NT4 server which has a few folders with a fairly large number of files. 4000, or 12000 say. =A0Most of the files are fairly sm= all < 16K. =A0 Browsing through these folders is painfully slow. =A0The serve= r is not heavily loaded by any means. =A0Is there anything I can do to improve t= his. The server is a 333Mhz PII with 256meg of ram. with over 180 megs of ra= m available. Cheers Richard <font size=3D1 face=3D'Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3D000000>Any= opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily= the Company. =A0This email and any files transmitted with it, including rep= lies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use o= f the intended recipient(s). It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. If you = are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to = the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in err= or and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the Network Administrator by telephone on +44 (0)1536 207000 or via email to postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx including a copy of this message. =A0Please th= en delete this email and destroy any copies of it.</font> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm [IMAGE] = ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm