Bug: File access is different in "nonFixed" mode

Tim

I keep my files on a NAS and access the encrypted files over a network share.

I noticed the following:
Without "nonFixed" the access to my files is very slow (reading directories and transfer in general - reading a directory with ~ 2000 files takes minutes!) but I can access every file without problems.

With "nonFixed" reading directories is much faster but not all applications can access the files without problems. For example I could copy a file with total commander but couldn't start the file with the connected application. So I had to copy the file to my regular drive before I could use it.

Boxcryptor 1.0.0.0 didn't had these problems. Reading directories from NAS was faster and accessing the files wasn't a problem.

I'm running version 1.0.9.1 on Win7-64bit

Robert

Are all applications having problems opening files from the BoxCryptor drive, or only specific ones? Which applications have you tested?

Tim

Not all applications ... I noticed it yesterday with Mediaplayer Classic HC which couldn't play the file. VLC had no problems.

I suggest I do some more tests, when the new version is out.

Robert

Ok, thanks for the information. I'll have a look which might cause the problem. As it is not planned to make any changes to the nonFixed mode in the new version (at least until now), there's no need to wait with more tests regarding the nonFixed mode ;)

We're always very happy about feedback.

Robert

I just did a short test opening a file with Media Player Classic HC v1.5.2.3456 (latest version) and did not notice any problems regarding the nonFixed option. With which other applications do you experience this problem?

PS: The slower performance without nonFixed compared to 1.0.0.0 is very likely related to the new support for case-insensitiveness - but it's a very important feature because Windows expects file systems to be case-insensitive. (If e.g. Windows Explorer queries a non existing file, BoxCryptor retrieves a list of all files in a folder to check if there exists a file with the same filename with a different capitalization.)

Tim

I retested with Version 1.1 today.
I'm using the same MPC HC version as you do. Tested both with 32 & 64 bit versions.

MPC won't start to play and must be restarted, if the video file is on a network drive (tested with my NAS in a LAN and a mapped WebDAV drive).
There are no problems if the file is in a local folder encrypted with boxcryptor.

With version 1.1 I don't experience any speed problems when reading the directories. Although the transfer speed is still slow.