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I'm running Google Chrome. When I do anything that'll save a file to my local filesystem - right-click and "Save As", click a download link, save an image - nothing happens for a good 20-30 seconds, and then suddenly the operation proceeds as normal.

The browser remains responsive whilst this is going on - I can navigate to other pages and so on - but the delay is infuriating. Especially since it often looks like nothing's happening, so I'll hit the download link again - and again - and then suddenly end up downloading four copies of the same file.

Any ideas?

Dylan Beattie
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1. Disable hyperlink auditing

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2. & 3. Clear your cache as this CAN actually slow down initial download connecting - since it looks for previous metadata FIRST.

(In Settings -> Clear browsing data... -> select any non-defaults as suits you.)

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4. Check for bad/old/suspicious certificates (malware, etc. can be injected via certificates being implanted and sites being redirected ---cert pinning only helps if these are not system trust certs (for list of valid/common ones your search engine of choice should return a healthy list)

(In Settings -> Manage Certificates -- you must click Show advanced settings first to see it)

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karel
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linuxdev2013
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The same happens on my computer. I have the default download directory set up to save to an external USB hard drive.

The drive always has to spin up before the file is saved. You can hear and see this process very clearly.

Oliver Salzburg
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I know this isn't technically an 'answer' per se. However, it drives me nuts too! What I have found is that Chrome is checking for updates, which causes the delay.

Next time it happens, click the customise icon in the top right corner, click 'About Google Chrome' and just below your existing version, you will see it checking for updates. Once that process has finished, the downloads begin as normal.

It usually only happens to me once per 'session', but it's still infuriating and I don't know how to prevent it from occurring.

wigf1
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I ran into this issue a few months ago, on a freshly built computer. The slowdown began after 3 months of use. I am actively researching this problem.

Here's what I've been able to find out so far:

  1. I installed Chromium and Google Chrome Canary to test them for the problem. Google Chrome Version 43.0.2357.81 m (64-bit), Google Chrome Canary Version 45.0.2417.0 canary (64-bit), and Chromium Version 45.0.2418.0 (64-bit) all have identical behaviours in terms of Windows Explorer being slow for myself. All of these browsers having the same issue is a good pointer for the origin of the problem, as Google Chrome is developed from Chromium. This may also suggest a fundamental (global) software bug with Windows Explorer.

  2. Other web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 11, do not show any of these slow behaviours. This suggests that the problem is mostly related to Chrome/Chromium, and that it is not a filesystem problem.

  3. Disabling "Phishing & Malware Protection" is a suggested solution, but it has not worked for me. Running CCleaner is also a suggested solution, but it has not worked for me either.

I will update this as I find out more. I hope it helps someone.

Floofies
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I actually was having this same issue. And just found a fix for my windows 10 system.

The folder I'm saving to had 1,418 items in it. Something in windows is stalling due to the number of files. I moved ALL files (even hidden files) files to another folder and BOOM instant saving again.

user713416
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In my case the slow (7 seconds?) save dialog in Chrome 87 disappeared when i disabled power saving on my WiFi stick. In Windows 10: Device Manager, Network, WiFi dongle, Properties, Power Management.

Cees Timmerman
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Depending on what the issue is, this may help. If your issue is saving to secondary hard drive that has to spin up again, I have found that opening file explorer and going to my downloads folder, which is on my hard drive, helps. Although I am not sure if you need to go to a location on that disk. Keep it open until you are done saving things.

This may be a bodge solution. I only have this issue when saving videos from a video player.

NootyPenguino
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i had this issue as well, what happened was I had a map to another PC that goes to sleep from time to time and thus the network share path is broken in Windows "Quick Access". But, it'll waste time stalling out trying to find it until it gives up and the Save as comes up. Just had to unpin the Quick Access path.

Leon
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Anything to do with the filesystem, I'd get a copy of Process Monitor.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645

Then see what's happening on the filesystem, Filtering on your path. See if Chrome is waiting or another process.

Sarkie
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Do you face the same problem when you are using another browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer? If so, then the problem most likely has to do with Windows.

If you have recently install any new applications, use Windows' System Restore to rollback the changes.

Another common problem on Windows Vista or Windows 7 is when performance is much worse after installation of updates - that you may not be aware off. Usually this problem goes away after a few reboots.

hanxue
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I had the same problem in windows 7 x64, the solution was install chrome 64 bits...

user413509
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The easiest and fastest solution is:

Press Windows key and search for "cmd" Right click on "cmd" and select "run AS Administrator" Enter "netsh" to Start the netshell Enter "winsock reset" to reset

You will be prompted for a reboot

After reboot you will experience a faster system and no more problems with right click save AS...

:)

Ralf Seybold
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I removed "Page Cache Archiver" addon and now everything works fine.

Mihha
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