QFileSystemModel performance

ivanicy

Hello!!

I have a FTP client, and in the local side, I use a QFileModelSystem to see my files. I have noticed that when I want to expand the Desktop folder, the app freezes and takes a long time until it comes back. Could the reason be that I have many files? And, how can I optimize that?

Thank you very much

JonB

@ivanicy
I find you mentioning "a FTP client" confusing. Are we to take it you are talking about using the QFSM only on the client/local side, and mentioning FTP is just irrelevant and we should just ignore it? Because if you are doing anything on the server/remote side all bets are off....

I am also guessing your client is Windows? Always helps to say for this sort of potentially platform-dependent question!

Apart from anything else which may be going on for Windows Desktop item, one thought is for you to check/verify whether any item on your desktop points to any remote, network, drive or USB-type-slow-device? I don't know, but if QFSM goes fetches any information about Windows "shortcut links" any of these could be "slow" or cause "freezing".

If you don't get any further help from a Windows person, one thing you might try is copying the whole of the Desktop folder to somewhere else which is "innocuous/not special". Like to some subdirectory under your TEMP folder? If that browses faster than the actual Desktop it might be an indication of special handling of the latter.

ivanicy

Yes, sorry. I mentioned that it is a FTP client for give you some context but it is not important. I will check if this links or shortcuts could cause this freezing. Yes, I don't think it's because it's precisely the Desktop folder, but because of its content.

Thank you very much for your answer

SGaist

Hi,

If memory serves well, having network drives can also slow things down significantly.