Re: [PLUG] Can't access part of Linux Share

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Jesse Huestis wrote:

> I have a share which hangs up when I drill down to a directory which 
> has let say 4,000 photo files.
> I do have a backup of about 95% of the files, but I was hoping someone 
> has a suggestion on how to run recovery tools to enable me to access 
> this share.
>
> Notes:  I can access it from the Linux box, but it is very, very slow.
>
> When I run free -m I only have 7 megs free
>
> Red  Hat 7.2
>
> Hmmm, I just checked again and the remote computer opened the dir 
> after over 1 hour.
> I was currios what can be done.

If you have a file preview feature in your file manager and you are 
using it, stop using it.

What happens in a terminal if you "cd" to the directory and "ls -l" a 
specific file name?

How much swap does "free -m" tell you is being used?

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