Can anyone please enlighten me as to why windows explorer is so, well, synchronous. Why are there so many operations that cause busy cursors. Also, can anyone understand why directory-copy needs to be as broken as it is, after all these years, can't something be done?! If I copy a directory and there's a file in that directory being locked by some unknown process, why can't the copy process pause and allow you to find and close the offending process and then let it continue, or why can't you tell it to skip that file. If there is a process holding the file alive, why is it often so hard to work out what? Can't Microsoft themselves know the name of the process that is locking the file? The reason it's locked? I will not select any answer that says: "because they are crap" I want some insight into why this has never been a priority for them. By the way I'm aware of 3rd party tools that can help but can't see their existence as explaining it.
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This isn't a programming question. Perhaps ask here: http://forums.microsoft.com/
nickf
2009-01-03 06:56:49
I'm looking for an explanation about why their program is written so badly... I'd call that a programming question. It's about methodology, I presume, or maybe there are some technical reasons why it needs to be the way it is.
Jesse Pepper
2009-01-03 07:01:11
Yeah, because MSDN forums always provide good info, right?!?!?! @Jesse - rephrase the question to include the word programming or code, and relate it somehow to yourself. Then it won't get sniped so fast. I agree, a somewhat useful question for debate.
TheSoftwareJedi
2009-01-03 09:50:24