Delayed view on Explorer-based places like desktop

Accessing Explorer-based places/views (like Desktop, PDA, Network,...) are very slow since DO 9 (up to latest 9.1.0.1).

I found out that this doesn't happen on a fresh install. After importing my settings, the delay is back again (also when going back to a "normal" folder before; there's always a ~1-2 sec. delay until e.g. desktop is shown).

So a few weeks ago I reconfigured my hole settings in a two-hour procedure :angry:, based on a fresh install and everything was fine. Now this behaviour is back again. I believe it has to do with reimporting settings and/or updating DO.

BTW this appears on different PC's with different settings, always reproducable the same way. Moving within "normal" folders is fast and without any delay. In Explorer there's also no delay.

Go to /dopusdata/Formats in a Lister and delete the system.off file. This should fix it for you. There's an issue for some people that causes this file to grow very large - I haven't been able to work out why yet. If you could send it to me before deleting it it might help to track it down.

Hello Jon,

wow, that's the solution (and I reconfigured my hole DO-settings, aaarggghh!).

Unfortunately I can't send the file to you because it's an office-pc (I had a look in it before deleting). The file was 300 KB large. Maybe I can send you my private one.

Is it possible to write-protect the file (as a workaround)?

The cause has been discovered and this should be fixed in the next release.