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12-09-2003, 10:41 PM
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sys stall after large delete
Hi all,
Here's my deal. When I delete a large file I get the "dude, this file it to large for the recycle bin. Should I toss it straight into the dumpster (or something like that)" message. When I click "ok" it will delet the file, but then Win 98SE tends to slow to a crawl or just stalls for a while. The mouse will still work but all windows take forever to respond. I normally have to end up rebooting the system to get it back to normal. Not a big issue just annoying. Thanks. Sys: AMD 2400XP Albatron KX400-8x mobo ATI 9600 pro 512 generic DDR (pc2100) Win 98SE + all updates |
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12-10-2003, 02:35 AM
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See if it's quicker by just selecting it with a left-click, then pressing the Shift key and the Delete key at the same time. That will at least avoid having Windows bother checking if it will fit into the Recycle Bin (it will just delete directly)
I don't imagine you're running low on space if this is the system in your specs - since it's pretty recent, but if you are, that can slow things a bit. Those are my first guesses . . . Gary |
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12-10-2003, 09:32 PM
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I'll give it a try, Thanks
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12-11-2003, 05:16 PM
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Yeh Itty,
You could always make the bin bigger..................Right click on the bin - properties - move the slider. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious. Chris |
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12-11-2003, 05:23 PM
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is it possible that these are being stored in you swap file untill reboot?
how big is your swap file? how much free space is on the HDD with the swap file? win386.swp
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12-11-2003, 10:21 PM
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The HDD has about 6 gigs free on the slave drive and a ton on the master drive.
If I'm reading it right (right click -> properties) the win386.swp file is 120 mb. Is this to small/large? If so how do I mess with/ adjust it? Also, what size do you recomend. Thanks for all the advise. |
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12-11-2003, 10:32 PM
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Well you have plenty of free space. The default settings for swap/virtual memory will handle this fine with enough free space, this is most likely not the cause.
You mention having a slave drive is this connected to the primary HDD or another channel? Remember the slowest drive on a channel is how fast they both will run, consider moving it to the secondary if possible. FYI virtual memory settings are at control panel/system/performance/virtual memory |
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