Slow copying from network folder

Question

Hello.

1st computer with Vista Bus x64 shares folder with excel files (average 50mb each).

On 2nd computer with Win7 Home Premium x64 I copy files from 1st.

When I open folder and browse, everything works fine, but when I start copying files there is something what annoying me.

About 1-2 minute takes calculating remaining time in "copy window".

Other thing is green process bar in "shared folder" which also takes too much of time.

After all this, computer starts copying file which takes only 30s!

Why calculating and updating/refreshing folder takes more than copying?

Is there any solution? Way to comeback to Xp style? Without calc and green bar?

Thanks for help, regards.

Answer 1

Given the setup you have, the file copying process is fairly complex (wired to router to wireless, two different operating systems).  On the positive side you are using the same account/password on both systems, which always seems to work best.

I could find no clear indication in researching the model online whether your D-Link DI-524 router should be passing IPv6 traffic through between your Windows 7 and Vista computer.  If there is a glitch there it could affect the copy process as an attempt to use the new IP protocol might have to time out before the system would drop back to the older IPv4.  Also, the Vista firewall may be blocking IPv6 traffic while allowing IPv4 through.  I've personally seen this happen with several applications, though not with Explorer specifically.

Open a CMD window and PING your Vista computer from your Windows 7 computer.  Do you see responses like this?

C:>ping YourVistaComputerName

Pinging YourVistaComputerName [fe80::1cd:fd36:d43:545f%11] with 32 bytes of data:Reply from fe80::1cd:fd36:d43:545f%11: time<1ms..

or more like this (note the difference in the addresses)

C:&gt;ping YourVistaComputerName

Pinging YourVistaComputerName [192.168.1.2] with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 192.168.1.2: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=240..

If you see the addresses of the first form above, then your router is bridging your connections between local computers or routing IPv6.  That would be good.

Another thing to try is to disable the firewall on the Vista system temporarily to see if the first part of the copy operation speeds up.  I wouldn't advise leaving it disabled permanently, though you do have some protection given that your router is between your computers and the Internet.

-Noel

Answer 2

Firewalls are off.

I've got first form of address (looks like mac address). Response time is <1ms so everything seems to bo ok.

Connected other laptop with freshly installed windows vista.

I made test with two files (first 65MB, second 85MB).

Via cable: calcolating 15-20s, copying 5s.

Wireless: calcolating 80-90s, copying 20-25s.

When we talk about calcolating, we can split it for 2:

1. refreshing folder (green process bar in window) takes 50s
2. calcolating in "small copy window" 30-40s

All files in folder weights 700MB.

Tried with turned off firewalls, antivirus.

Answer 3

Sorry, there are answers: I use shortcut to directory (UNC i think you mean). Homegroup? No, only WORK GROUP. On 1st computer with vista I have my account + account with same name and password which is in 7 (thanks to that 7 doesn't need to enter pass when browsing shared folder). Vista is connected to D-LINK DI-524 via cable 100 but 7 is connected via wifi G (security WEP). What additional information can I give you? I will check how works another laptop but with vista and will be easier to find is there problem with computer with 7 or network or something else.

Answer 4

Can you please be more specific about the total number and size of files being copied?

And no, there's no way to return to the XP way of doing things, in which the copy would start before the system had developed an overview of the overall job, and you would never truly know the percentage of completion until it was done.

That said, for any reasonable amount of copying you should not find that it takes minutes to pre-determine the scale of the job unless you have an extremely large number of files or folders.  That's the real problem here; when it's working properly that phase should take only a few seconds.  I personally have Vista x64 and Windows 7 (both x64 and 32 bit).  Copies between these systems are always very fast, and I do not see the symptoms you are describing.

How are you opening the folder on the Windows 7 system?  Are you using a UNC name or a drive letter mapping?

Do you have HomeGroup networking enabled?

Do you have accounts on both the computers using the same username and password?

What kind of connections do you have between the computers?  In other words, it will be helpful for you to provide a description like "Computer A is wired via 100bT Ethernet to router brand xxxxxx and computer B is using wireless networking...".

-Noel