TC hangs when refresh network drive

[HAL9000]

hi,
i have a big problem with TC 7.50a.
Every time i connect a network drive (the drive is a pc shared folder) TC runs fine until i make first operation on files (move, compare, copy).
After this operation TC try to refresh the drive list but nothing happens and TC freezes

TC runs fine with local drives.

[ghisler(Author)]

Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the problem. Which Windows version do you use?

[HAL9000]

Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the problem. Which Windows version do you use?

I use Windows XP PRO Sp2.

When TC hangs,Windows runs fine and if i try to open network drive using several ways (start-run-x:\ ; or browsing the drive from my computer) everything works perfectly.

when TC hangs, the hourglass icon still remains.

[HAL9000]

Hi,
i've found a workaround : while TC freezes, i press ESC repeatedly and TC returns alive.
The network drive list is not refreshed and some dirs seems disappeared but if i select again drive letter, TC shows me all files and dirs

[ghisler(Author)]

Did you maybe press Spacebar? TC then counts all the files in the directory under the cursor, which can take a while. This can be aborted with ESC, that's why I ask.

[HAL9000]

Did you maybe press Spacebar? TC then counts all the files in the directory under the cursor, which can take a while. This can be aborted with ESC, that's why I ask.

No i do not press any key.
When syncro has finished the job, i have clicked the CLOSE button.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I have no other ideas of what could be your problem. Anyone else?

[micha.rotstein]

I'm experienceing the exact same problem since 7.50a (XP pro SP3) , pls help !

[MVV]

I'm experienceing the exact same problem since 7.50a (XP pro SP3) , pls help !

Please describe what exactly you do, how your network is configured etc. Information is needed to reproduce and find error/issue.

[micha.rotstein]

OK, I am used to have several tabs open which show direcotirs on different machines on our office LAN. Since upgrading to 7.50a TC hangs very often. It usually releases by itself after 1-3 minutes (!) during which it doesn not refresh it's display area and the title bar sometimes shows "(Not Responding)". The only thing I can do during the hanging time is close it. I am still not 100% sure this is network related but seems likely. This is exteremly frustrating. Any help ?

[ghisler(Author)]

It sounds like some kind of timeout with a non-responding network resource which Total Commander tries to access.

You should try to turn off some advanced functions, maybe one of them causes the problem:
1. Separate tree(s)
2. Overlay icons
3. Set icons to "All associated"
4. If 3 doesn't help, set icons to "Only standard"
5. Turn off "Auto-refresh when the file system changes" if enabled

[RLa]

Same problem on my PC, too.
If I work without separate tree(s) perfomance is much better and no more "freeze" happens.

I often uses network calls like \\<ip>\c$ or \\<computername>\c$ as sample. I'm using win xp pro with sp3.

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for your report. What systems are the target machines?

[RLa]

Thanks for your report. What systems are the target machines?

The target machines are different VMWare virtual machines on 2 different VMWare Servers with MS Windows 2000 SP 4 and also Windows Server 2003 RC 2 Standard Edition.

Without VMWare, but same problem, Windows Server 2003 RC 2 Standard Edition.

The network is a 100 MBit LAN.

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks, I will make some tests with separate trees. Can you tell me what exactly you did when you got the hang? It must have caused a major refresh of the tree.