Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin is empty. This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow regardless of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit long enough, the file(s) get deleted. This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin rights). File deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... > Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin is > empty. > This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow > regardless > of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. > > Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it with Task > Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit long enough, the > file(s) get deleted. > > This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin rights). > File > deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > > Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%?
Guest Gerry Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro What happens if you create a new user profile for yourself? How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoopster wrote: > Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin is > empty. This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are > slow regardless of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are > deleted. > > Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it with > Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit long > enough, the file(s) get deleted. > > This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin rights). > File deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > > Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem?
Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro CPU usage is 1%-2%. In Apps tab it says the {folder name} from which I am trying to delete files is not responding, but then it eventually deletes the files and all returns to normal. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... > > Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin is > > empty. > > This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow > > regardless > > of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. > > > > Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it with Task > > Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit long enough, the > > file(s) get deleted. > > > > This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin rights). > > File > > deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > > > > Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? > > Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance > tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%? > > >
Guest Gerry Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro How many files are you trying in one operation? How large are these files? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoopster wrote: > CPU usage is 1%-2%. In Apps tab it says the {folder name} from which > I am trying to delete files is not responding, but then it eventually > deletes the files and all returns to normal. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... >>> Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin >>> is empty. >>> This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow >>> regardless >>> of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. >>> >>> Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it >>> with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit >>> long enough, the file(s) get deleted. >>> >>> This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin >>> rights). File >>> deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. >>> >>> Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? >> >> Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance >> tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%?
Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro The behavior is the same whether it is one very small file or multiple files of varying sizes. Files size or number of files seem to have no bearing on the issue. Other operation such as copy and move are fast. This is only a deletion problem "Gerry" wrote: > How many files are you trying in one operation? How large are these > files? > > > -- > > > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Hoopster wrote: > > CPU usage is 1%-2%. In Apps tab it says the {folder name} from which > > I am trying to delete files is not responding, but then it eventually > > deletes the files and all returns to normal. > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > >> > >> "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... > >>> Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin > >>> is empty. > >>> This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow > >>> regardless > >>> of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. > >>> > >>> Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it > >>> with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit > >>> long enough, the file(s) get deleted. > >>> > >>> This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin > >>> rights). File > >>> deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > >>> > >>> Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? > >> > >> Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance > >> tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%? > > >
Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro I suppose I could try recreating my profile and moving files although I am not sure my profile is "corrupt." Nothing other than this delete issue is a problem with the current profile. Logging in, switching between profiles, accessing profile-specific data, etc. all works as expected. Anything is worth a try. "Gerry" wrote: > What happens if you create a new user profile for yourself? > > How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us > > > -- > > > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Hoopster wrote: > > Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin is > > empty. This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are > > slow regardless of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are > > deleted. > > > > Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it with > > Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit long > > enough, the file(s) get deleted. > > > > This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin rights). > > File deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > > > > Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? > > >
Guest Gerry Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro Any perceptible when you use Shift+Del instead of moving the file to the Recycle Bin? How full is the Recycle Bin? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoopster wrote: > The behavior is the same whether it is one very small file or > multiple files of varying sizes. Files size or number of files seem > to have no bearing on the issue. > > Other operation such as copy and move are fast. This is only a > deletion problem > > "Gerry" wrote: > >> How many files are you trying in one operation? How large are these >> files? >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Hoopster wrote: >>> CPU usage is 1%-2%. In Apps tab it says the {folder name} from >>> which I am trying to delete files is not responding, but then it >>> eventually deletes the files and all returns to normal. >>> >>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>> news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... >>>>> Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin >>>>> is empty. >>>>> This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow >>>>> regardless >>>>> of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. >>>>> >>>>> Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it >>>>> with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit >>>>> long enough, the file(s) get deleted. >>>>> >>>>> This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin >>>>> rights). File >>>>> deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? >>>> >>>> Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance >>>> tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%?
Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro Same issues with Shift+Del. The recycle bin is virtually empty (5 small files). "Gerry" wrote: > Any perceptible when you use Shift+Del instead of moving the file to the > Recycle Bin? How full is the Recycle Bin? > > > -- > > > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Hoopster wrote: > > The behavior is the same whether it is one very small file or > > multiple files of varying sizes. Files size or number of files seem > > to have no bearing on the issue. > > > > Other operation such as copy and move are fast. This is only a > > deletion problem > > > > "Gerry" wrote: > > > >> How many files are you trying in one operation? How large are these > >> files? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> Gerry > >> ~~~~ > >> FCA > >> Stourport, England > >> Enquire, plan and execute > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > >> Hoopster wrote: > >>> CPU usage is 1%-2%. In Apps tab it says the {folder name} from > >>> which I am trying to delete files is not responding, but then it > >>> eventually deletes the files and all returns to normal. > >>> > >>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> "Hoopster" <Hoopster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >>>> news:C0D90E8F-58BD-4A23-ABA5-BFE0B9EB189C@microsoft.com... > >>>>> Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin > >>>>> is empty. > >>>>> This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes are slow > >>>>> regardless > >>>>> of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are deleted. > >>>>> > >>>>> Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it > >>>>> with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit > >>>>> long enough, the file(s) get deleted. > >>>>> > >>>>> This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin > >>>>> rights). File > >>>>> deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. > >>>>> > >>>>> Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem? > >>>> > >>>> Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc and have a look at the Performance > >>>> tab. Is the CPU running flat out at 100%? > > >
Guest Gerry Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro You said that the phenomenon does not occur when deleting from other profiles! -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoopster wrote: > I suppose I could try recreating my profile and moving files although > I am not sure my profile is "corrupt." Nothing other than this > delete issue is a problem with the current profile. Logging in, > switching between profiles, accessing profile-specific data, etc. all > works as expected. Anything is worth a try. > > "Gerry" wrote: > >> What happens if you create a new user profile for yourself? >> >> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Hoopster wrote: >>> Deleting even a small file takes several minutes. The recycle bin >>> is empty. This is not a right-click context handler issue. Deletes >>> are slow regardless of the method by which file(s) or folder(s) are >>> deleted. >>> >>> Windows Explorer seems to lock up and even attempting to kill it >>> with Task Manager takes a long time. Eventually, if I let it sit >>> long enough, the file(s) get deleted. >>> >>> This problem only appears on one user login (mine with admin >>> rights). File deletes with other user logins (also admins) are fast. >>> >>> Any ideas how to pinpoint this problem?
Guest Hoopster Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Very slow file delete in Windows XP Pro That is correct. There are three user profiles on this machine. Only mine has the file delete problem. The other two work as expected and delete files very quickly. "Gerry" wrote: > You said that the phenomenon does not occur when deleting from other > profiles! > > > -- >
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