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lockmac

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In my documents, I have a folder that I dont use, but when I did, it was for downloading torrents to. When ever I go into that folder, the CPU goes strait to 100% and system is very very sluggish, probably because of the CPU power going to 100%. Can anyone please tell me why this is happening?
 
It's just the viruses, don't let it bother you 🙂










😉

Also, if the first item in the folder is a media file, particularly a large media file, then it may be that Windows is just trying to generate a mini-preview of it. Sound like a possibility?
 
Originally posted by: mechBgon
It's just the viruses, don't let it bother you 🙂










😉

Also, if the first item in the folder is a media file, particularly a large media file, then it may be that Windows is just trying to generate a mini-preview of it. Sound like a possibility?
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I think that should only happen if you select the file, not if it is first in the list.
 
OK, in the folder that I open that takes forever, it just has 1 single subfolder in it, and all up, the subfolder is only 76 megabytes. In the subfolder, it has maybe 20 different parts of a torrent that im trying to download, all which are media files.

I am very sure I have no viruses
 
What are the file extensions?

I think windows is trying to read the files. Try renaming the files to a meaningless extension (for example, *.zyx). If it's a meaningless extension, windows most likely won't try to read it.
 
the file extensions are probably all avi, but those files are in a subfolder, a folder that i usually cannot get to because its parent folder is the one that i go into that takes up the cpu power.

just as a note, my pc is a 3500+ with a8v and 512dualchannel memory
 
Another thought, open the folder before you go to bed, and let windows index the folder. That might solve the problem completely.

You have to go about this methodically. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: lockmac
the file extensions are probably all avi, but those files are in a subfolder, a folder that i usually cannot get to because its parent folder is the one that i go into that takes up the cpu power.

just as a note, my pc is a 3500+ with a8v and 512dualchannel memory
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Explorer.exe will also try to create a preview of pictures/videos in subfolders to be displayed as thumbnails/icons for those subfolders.
 
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