FC very slow with active VPN connection

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msaschek
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FC very slow with active VPN connection

#1 Post by msaschek » 10.02.2017, 13:27

FC becomes horribly slow when I use it with an active VPN tunnel into my company's internal network.

Each and every action seems to start some background activity - probably searching the network.

This happens even if I work only locally and have the tree view switched off.

I guess this has to do with some of my drive letters being mapped to network drives. If I start FC with a different windows user who has no such mappings the performance is normal.

Is there any solution / configuration to avoid this problem - besides disconnecting the network drives which I'd rather avoid.

Thanks a lot!

Abramo3xx
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Joined: 20.01.2021, 14:30

Re: FC very slow with active VPN connection

#2 Post by Abramo3xx » 20.01.2021, 14:45

Dear all,

I have exactly the same problem. Do someone has a solution?

FreeCommander is a very good program and I love to use it at home (private) and in the office.

But currently I work very often in home office (with VPN) and FreeCommander is so slow that it is impossible to work normally. When I click F2 to rename a file or folder, it takes so long before I can type the new name that I forget the name I wanted to type :(

Msascheck has described it really good.

Just a few additonal information:
  • I use Windows 10 and
    FreeCommander XE 2020 Build 810a 64-bit donor
  • FreeCommander works perfectly when I am in the office
    but very slow for all operations when I use VPN
  • As soon as I start the VPN connection every operation with FreeCommander is very slow (copy file, move file, delete file, rename file, create order) even when I work with local files on my hard drive!
  • Windows Explorer can perform the same operations much quicker.
    so it is not a problem with the VPN connection.
  • For example to move a file in another folder takes approx.
    - <1 second in the office
    - 2 to 3 second with active VPN and Windows Explorer
    - 15 to 30 second with active VPN and FreeCommander
I would be grateful for any advice.

Best regards
Nicolas

Abramo3xx
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Joined: 20.01.2021, 14:30

Re: FC very slow with active VPN connection

#3 Post by Abramo3xx » 20.01.2021, 15:03

I found an answer in this similar topic and it seems to work (at least partially) also for me:
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6602
My access to network drives was unbearably slow.

But I switched off 'Show files and folders tooltip'
(Settings -> File/Folder List -> General -> View)
and now its much better.
I also switched off the "tool tip" (in German "Quickinfo") and it is now not perfect but better.

Karol
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Joined: 19.08.2007, 12:05

Re: FC very slow with active VPN connection

#4 Post by Karol » 20.01.2021, 15:52

Some other tips:
- Switch off the tree
- "Folder-Size of folder" should be not active (check both sites separated)
- Settings "File/folder list"-Icons - use fixed or registered for network drives
- Use not to much colors under settings "File/folder list": Items color

I think it is not only FC problem.
If I work with FC and VPN I don't notice any difference in the work, except maybe for thumbnail view.

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