I'm using archlinux, latest updates, Nautilus 2.30.1. I have an external HD (5400 RPM, 1TO) formatted in ntfs, and connected via eSata. It is mounted via the command "mount.ntfs" from the ntfs-3g pack. Since other software are working perfectly, I guess it is NOT a ntfs-3g problem, or it is a nautilus-related ntfs-3g problem.

When I open the mounted folder, or any other huge folder in the disk, for instance music (thousands of folders and files), Nautilus does not open them, instead it seems to perform a scan (the disk activity heard), which is very long (quite 2-3 minutes), and blocks all other operations. Once the "scan" is finished, I can open the folder and perform navigation, but I still have to wait decreasing times for every folder I have to explore.

This problem occurs even with smaller directories (50-150 MO of content) : I click on these directory, I hear the disk working some 2-10 seconds, then I have to reclick once to open.

I do not have this problem in simple windows to search for a file, for instance to open in an application (is it nautilus ?), and Pcmanfm work perfectly.

I've try to run a ntfs repair, but all is fine on this disk. I didn't have this problem on the beginning, even if I had huge files, but since some time (I do not remember exactly when) or some total filesize issue? According to gparted, I have 516 GO used on the disk, so lot of empty room is still there.

So I set the severity to major, because external HD are very important today, and I use that one for my work, and it is very painful. In windows (run in virtualbox), no access time problem either.