mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

fman freezes for 3-4 seconds at every directory change

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Description

After I visit a directory with about 1500 files, fman becomes unstable. Even if I go away to a different directory with 5-10 files, every directory change makes fman freeze. The only workaround is to restart fman.
I can reproduce this bug every time.

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Research direction

Reproduce the freeze by visiting a directory with about 1,500 files, then changing to directories with 5–10 files. Trace the directory-change path to identify the retained work or state, and verify that repeated directory changes no longer freeze fman after leaving the large directory.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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