Tuesday Tech Tip: Fix Windows folder unresponsive/slow behavior, green loading bar
Sometimes when you open Windows Explorer you get a green progress bar in the windows location bar. If you find the happening in a particular folder on a regular basis, there is a solution:
Open the folder in question.
Select Properties.
Click the Customize tab.
Windows 8: Choose “General items” from the “Optimize this folder for:” drop-down.
Windows 7: Choose “All items” from the “Use this folder type as template:” drop-down.
Click OK
For a full explanation of the problem and how this fixes the problem, check out the article @ TechSpot.com.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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Sometimes when you open Windows Explorer you get a green progress bar in the windows location bar. If you find the happening in a particular folder on a regular basis, there is a solution: