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Why is Notepad++ so slow when dealing with files stored on a network share?

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Mar 15, 202626489 views
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Recently Notepad++ seems to be very slow when dealing with files that are located on a network share. I am editing small files (e.g. web.config) and it is slow to: Initially open a file on a network share. Switch tabs back to a file on a network share. Switch back to notepad++ after using another a…

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I ran into this exact issue. After asking around and doing some experimentation it seems to be related to Notepad++'s "File Status Auto-Detection" routines. I noticed that the more files from network shares that I had open the slower the UI would be…

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