Re: This operation is slow
- From: geermeister@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 1 Oct 2005 15:26:53 -0700
If I save to the default My Documents folder, it saves fast. Once I can
switch the Save in destination with the drop down menu to the Desktop,
it saves there fast. The only part of the operation that is slow is
changing what appears in the save in menu from My Documents to another
destination to save to.
I'm thinking (this is way out but) that because my My Documents folder
is so huge, this is what slows this function down. Either that or there
is a fault with the operation of changing the Save in destination with
that drop down arrow menu.
What do you think?
D
Charlie Tame wrote:
> Hmm, I just tried what I think you describe and it took only a fraction of a
> second which is what I'd expect... slow machine 1.2G Athlon by modern
> standards.
>
> I appreciate that this seems to be peculiar to OE so I'll lay off the advice
> to check other more general forums :)
>
> Does this also happen with newsgroups, for example try saving this reply in
> the same way and see if the time compares. I am thinking it may be something
> to do with the folder the mail is actually stored in, in which case I have a
> question.
>
> Do you have "Personal" folders for storing mail or is it basically all in
> the "InBox" folder? See what I am thinking here is that the mail you are
> reading is already "Saved" in the OE folder but when you opt to actually
> save it (a copy) elsewhere OE had to go back and relocate the stored mail,
> because OE uses a proprietary database system (polite way of saying
> potential screwup) for email this can take time. Also it is possible that
> mail files are treated differently (Scanned?) when saving by your antivirus.
> Another guess but you could try turning that off and saving some using just
> the same method you do now. Sorry, this will take some time due to having to
> reset the folders to my docs etc.
>
> I'm sure you have thought of most things but you could try a new personal
> folder, copy some unimportant emails to it then try reading and saving from
> there just to see if folder size has a bearing.
>
> Be interested in your results and they may help someone get to the root of
> this annoyance,
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
> <geermeister@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1128178363.038880.54890@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > When I try to save an e-mail from OE 6 to the desktop, I need to change
> > the Save in destination from My Documents to Desktop, of course.
> >
> > When I do this, the process is notably slow. By notably slow I mean as
> > compared with saving to the Desktop with other document types and
> > compared with saving e-mails to the Desktop when Desktop already
> > appears in the Save in field (because it starts defaulting to that
> > because it's the last place I saved in).
> >
> > Here's what happens. It takes several seconds for the drop down arrow
> > menu to respond, and then it wants to select My Recent Documents to
> > save the email in instead of the Desktop.
> >
> > I can eventually get the task done, but this annoyance repeats itself
> > regularly and since most of my computer use is for my business, I'm
> > sure it steals a few hours a year.
> >
> > Any suggested fixes or areas for examination?
> >
> > D
> >
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