Windows 7 directory sort delays

[jill8beans2]

I have just gotten a new computer set-up with Windows 7.

I have 3 Drives (1 SSD - boot, 2 500GB HDD - data) with 8 partitions between them.

A few of my Folders have a lot of files, and when I go to those folder in Windows Explorer, in the details view - when I click sort by file date - it seems to take a long time to sort and there is a green bar moving across the top.

With this set-up in Windows XP, I did not get such a delay.

Is this just part of Windows 7, or is there some setting I can change so I don't have to wait so long for such a sort?

[Salmon Trout]

Try this:

Open a folder that you know is slow to sort, and right click in the folder, (in an empty area, not on a file) and choose "Customize folder", and in the Customize tab, locate the "Optimize this folder for:" dropdown, and make sure it is set to "General Items".