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I have a folder with about 1800 mp3 files in on my virtual desktop. It's about 8 or 9 gigabytes in size and it takes 'forever' to open up. However, the same files show up instantaneously in ableton. what is going on and how can I speed the opening up up? |
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It took 2 minutes to open up in the finder. It actually has 2200 files and is 9 gigs |
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stop using windows and/or mac os!!!!!!!!! |
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its maybe to do with the columns of info....like ( album , artist, size , date) if you remove a few of these does it sped up ? also create sub folders and distribute the mp3's into categories or just randomly whack a load into 10 separate folders within your main folder. |
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linux |
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it would be funny to see your putty tat avy behind a computer and a speech bubble saying "i has linux" |
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One possibility is that the files are spread out across your hard drive and, since the folder isn't divided into any subcategories, the computer has to try to find all the files each time you open the folder. If you don't wish to create subfolders to better organize the music (not sure if it would help anyway), your best bet is probably to defragment your hard drive. Depending on how fragmented your hard drive is, and which defragmentation software you use, you might have to defrag a few times, but eventually it should help the folder find all the files quicker and thus load faster. |
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Oh, and whatever you do, do NOT let a program defragment your master file allocation table. This is something different from your regular hard drive and will not be affected by a normal hard drive defragmentation. The option to defrag it is a separate feature in some defraggers that is generally best left alone. |
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thanks, I think zephyr twin is right, my hard disc has been close to full prior to putting these files on my computer, so it is probably a fragmentation problem. |
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I imported all my mp3 files into my win amp player and from there I can play my music easily. Maybe that's an idea? |
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wait... virtual desktop? as in running a virtual pc? why on earth are you bothering with mp3s (and ableton??) not in your native os? freqy prolly has a point too. did i just say that? |
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woo hoo ! lol :P |
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no it's XP. I said virtual desktop to differentiate it from the actual desk that my computer sits on! |
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how long did your deframentation take? |
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also if your drive is an old 5400 rpm that wont help either with lots inside a single folder. |
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ahso. why not just organize the mp3s into different folders? hell, even separating them by genre would help. |
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Hows well does linux run on a CPU that has about 2gb of ram and stock video card? |
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Try smelling Linux or listening to your CPU with your GIFT to find out. |
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Ha ha! |
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If the folder is just there on your desktop and not on your actual hard drive you could be having problems with your ram loading the folder up |
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that is if you placed the folder on the desktop instead of the hard drive and put a shortcut to the folder on you're desktop |
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Oh I sorted it out this evening, I looked up the properties of the folder and changed the type from 'music folder' to 'general data' and it opens instantly. T H A K Y DJ |
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