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Every now and again I log into a Windows Server 2003 box with a remote desktop connection and delete one small file. When I do this, the Deleting... dialog box appears and remains on the screen for well over a minute.

After the dialog box disappears, if I delete another small file, the Deleting... dialog box appears then disappears quickly.

Why does it take so long to delete the first file after logging into a Windows Server 2003 box with a remote desktop connection?

Is there a trick to speeding it up?

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  • Are you deleting the file from the remote computer or is it on a network share? May 12, 2010 at 3:31
  • The file is on the Windows Server 2003 box's local drive. May 12, 2010 at 6:16

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Empty the recycle bin. When it's full windows needs to scan the entire bin for the oldest items to delete when adding a new item.

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I find it faster to delete from a command prompt, especially when deleting many files.

For example, to delete all file in a directory and subdirectories

del /S /F *.*
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  • You can insert star.star if you format the line as code. Put 4 spaces at the start of the line or select the text and use the code button in the toolbar. (You can't however do that in a comment as far as I know.) May 12, 2010 at 3:43

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