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Multi Commander => Feature Requests and Suggestions => Topic started by: dandv on March 03, 2015, 23:48:51

Title: MultiCommander takes too long to view a file when others are selected
Post by: dandv on March 03, 2015, 23:48:51

I use MC to view files from my Android's storage and decide which ones to move to my hard drive.

The more files are selected, the slower it is to view the current file (see screencast).

I know that the current file is viewed first, which is nice, and the selected ones are enqueued, but this makes it very slow to view new files if others are selected.

What does MC calculate from the selected files? Could that be not calculated, or cached?

Title: Re: MultiCommander takes too long to view a file when others are selected
Post by: Mathias (Author) on March 04, 2015, 07:24:21

MC talk to the device via WPD that then is using MTP to talk to the device.
It is a very slow protocol, but it is the only protocol there is since most devices do not allow full filesystem access anymore.

So when viewing files the files must be copied to the local system first before it can be viewed.
And when you select to view 10 files.. all 10 of them must be copied.
Everything is shown in the logwindow