mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

fman becomes very slow after pressing Alt+F1 when there are disconnected network drives

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Description

Every folder that's opened takes several seconds. The problem disappears when fman is restarted, until one presses Alt+F1 again.

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Research direction

Reproduce the slowdown in fman by pressing Alt+F1 with disconnected network drives, then opening folders repeatedly. Compare behavior before and after restarting fman; the issue is done when opening folders no longer takes several seconds after that action.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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