Some Nautilus
features can affect the speed with which Nautilus
responds to your requests. You can modify the behavior of some
of these features to improve the speed of Nautilus
.
For each performance preference, you can select one of the options described
in the following table:
Option |
Description |
---|---|
Always |
Performs the action for both local files, and files on other file systems. |
Local File Only |
Performs the action for local files only. |
Never |
Never performs the action. |
To set your performance preferences, choose Edit -> Preferences. Choose Performance from the Preferences dialog.
Table 7–13 lists the performance settings that you can modify.
Table 7–13 Performance Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Show Text in Icons |
Select an option to specify when to preview the content of text files in the icon that represents the file. |
Show Number of Items in Folders |
Select an option to specify when to show the number of items in folders. |
Show Thumbnails for Image Files |
Select an option to specify when to show thumbnails of image files. Do not make thumbnails for files larger than: Specify the maximum
file size for files for which |
Preview Sound Files |
Select an option to specify when to preview sound files. |