Windows 10: Speeding up deletes of large groups of files?

Discus and support Speeding up deletes of large groups of files? in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Recently I upgraded my HP h8-1070t (i7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM) by replacing the conventional hard disks with a pair of Samsung 860 Evo 2-TB SSD's,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by Frank O, Dec 30, 2019.

  1. FRANK O
    Frank O Win User

    Speeding up deletes of large groups of files?


    Recently I upgraded my HP h8-1070t (i7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM) by replacing the conventional hard disks with a pair of Samsung 860 Evo 2-TB SSD's, configured as C: and D:. In the process I also did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro.

    Today I noticed that the D: disk was at risk of getting full, and initiated deletion of all its files. They added up to 17,900 files totaling 1.2 TB. A notice appeared stating that the deletion would take 3 hours, 25 minutes.

    Is there any way to speed up deletions in situations like this? I regularly run processing software that creates big sets of files that aren't needed long-term.

    :)
     
    Frank O, Dec 30, 2019
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  2. KSOMM
    KSomm Win User

    Deleting large groups of photos at once at photo app

    How do I delete large groups of photos at once in the new windows 10 photo app? I used to shift and click and now that doesnt seem to work??

    Original title: Deleting large groups of photos at once
     
    KSomm, Dec 30, 2019
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  3. SLYFOX2151
    slyfox2151 Win User
    Best way to send large files?

    how big is it? is it one big file or a large group of small files.... if there small files i recomend you compress them into a single .rar file as it will send it a lot quicker.


    a good method would be FTP... or you could upload it to a hosting site... that way he can download it from hard core servers and should get max speed.



    distance/latency should not effect upload speed.
     
    slyfox2151, Dec 30, 2019
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  4. MARIVEL MAN
    Marivel Man Win User

    Speeding up deletes of large groups of files?

    Files & Folders View as medium or large Icons

    To assist you better, we would suggest that you try to follow the steps below:

    • Open File Explorer.
    • Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select View from the dialogue menu, then choose Large or any icon you wanted to use. Alternatively, you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to
      change your View settings:
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content
    3. Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for

    every folder.

    4. Click Apply, then click OK.

    Update us on the result.
     
    Marivel Man, Dec 30, 2019
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