How many files in one folder ? Anjin Topeng 6/27/2007 7:30:03 AM Hi, I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move one of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too much speed ?

Re: How many files in one folder ? "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> 6/27/2007 7:43:27 AM 'Anjin Topeng' wrote: | I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in | mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There | about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. | Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move one | of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are | all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? | Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start | with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too much | speed ?How much time do you spend moving files around? Is that really a big item on your adgenda? Perhaps more RAM would help and/or a faster CPU/Memory/FSB would help. Perhaps a program like Windows Media Player would help; it takes care of rhe 'The' problem. You should orgainze your files in a convenient manner. Subfolders are indicated as a way reducing the time Windows Explorer takes to rearrange its presentation. What you see is NOT your system slowing down, but rather a result of your choice of an inefficient method organization. I have no problem with Windows Media Player and seven thousand tunes (40 Gbytes), but then I never try to look through the entire directory using Windows Explorer. Phil Weldon "Anjin Topeng" <AnjinTopeng[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FFD0FAC0-AFDA-4C8F-A4EF-D0FAEBBAB735[ at ]microsoft.com... | Hi, | I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in | mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There | about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. | Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move one | of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are | all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? | Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start | with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too much | speed ?

Re: How many files in one folder ? Omar Abid <omar.abid2006[ at ]gmail.com> 6/27/2007 8:07:02 AM On Jun 27, 9:30 am, Anjin Topeng <AnjinTop...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi, > I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in > mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There > about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. > Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move one > of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are > all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? > Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start > with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too much > speed ? You can manage your MP3 : put songs in folders this will make it fast

Re: How many files in one folder ? Ron Martell <ron.martell[ at ]gmail.com> 6/27/2007 5:32:37 PM Anjin Topeng <AnjinTopeng[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Hi, >I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in >mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There >about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. >Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move one >of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are >all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? >Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start >with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too much >speed ? FAT32 or NTFS file system? A FAT32 folder can only hold 65,534 entries in the directory. Files that use long file names require a minimum of 3 directory entries per file and may need more, depending on the total length of the file name. So with 22,000 files in one folder you are at or near the limit for FAT32. I am not aware of any such limit with NTFS drives. With a vast number of files in a folder it will take a long time to open. Period. As for organizing your files, that is largely a matter of personal preference. With regard to the names of the artists it is a very common business practice to ignore the word "The" at the beginning of a name for filing purposes. For example in a businesses invoices from a supplier named "The Letter Box" would be filed under L not T. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca Syberfix Remote Computer Repair "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Re: How many files in one folder ? "Jim" <j.n[ at ]nospam.com> 6/27/2007 5:54:07 PM "Anjin Topeng" <AnjinTopeng[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FFD0FAC0-AFDA-4C8F-A4EF-D0FAEBBAB735[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > I am about to finish my digitalisation project and have put all my CD's in > mp3 format. For the moment all MP3's have been stored in one folder. There > about 22000 MP3 files. This is roughly 140 Gig. > Now my system is getting really slow. If I open the MP3 folder, to move > one > of the files, it takes ages before the file can be selected. The MP3's are > all on my internal drive (500 Gig). How do I organize the MP3's on my PC ? > Subfolders based on 'artist name' is no option as many artists names start > with "The". How many files can I put in one folder without loosing too > much > speed ? You organize your files and folders in a manner that makes sense to you. Folders are searched sequentially. Thus, the more files, to slower the access. Only you can know when the search starts taking too long. Evidently, 22000 files is way to many to suit your preferences. Jim