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by GordonS
2311 days ago
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Even with an SSD, it's still bad. Much better than the several minutes it used to take with an HDD, but still annoying. I just tried deleting a node_modules folder with 18,500 files in it, hosted on an NVMe drive. Deleting from Windows Explorer, it took 20s. But then I tried `rmdir /s /q` from your SU link - 4s! I remember trying tricks like this back with an HDD, but don't remember it having such a dramatic impact. |
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> Deleting from Windows Explorer, it took 20s.
> `rmdir /s /q` from your SU link - 4s
OK, so you saw that your scenarios could run much better, especially if Windows Explorer is avoided. But in Explorer, is that time you measured with deleting to the Recycle Bin or with the Shift Delete (which deletes irreversibly but can be faster)?
Additionally, I'd guess you don't have to wait at all (i.e. you can reduce it to 0 seconds) if you first rename the folder and than start deleting that renamed one and let it doing that in the background while continuing with your work -- e.g. if you want to create the new content in the original location it's immediately free after the rename, and the rename is practically immediate.