Why is Get-ChildItem so Slow?

We get this question fairly frequently when it comes to slow network connections. The performance of directory listings (especially on a laggy network) are limited by the .NET APIs we call to retrieve the directory information. There are two limitations to the current set of APIs: Forced Retrieval of Attributes When we do a directory listing, we show the standard attributes of the file or directory Read More...

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Posted Nov 04 2009, 02:52 PM by Windows PowerShell Blog
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