Opening and creating of onenote files slow over network

[Wouter123]

Hi,

When creating a onenote notebook and selecting a network location as the
save-target, it takes up to 40 seconds before it is created. I've tested this
on 2 different systems.

Also, opening it for the first time takes about so much time. Once the file
(be it a full notebook, or just .one file) has been opened, it opens quickly,
even after a reboot.

Any idea on what's causing the delay? I'm sure it's not the network...

My OneNote version is 2007 12.0.6415.1000 SP2

 

[Bernd]

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Hi,

When creating a onenote notebook and selecting a network location as the
save-target, it takes up to 40 seconds before it is created. I've tested this
on 2 different systems.

Also, opening it for the first time takes about so much time. Once the file
(be it a full notebook, or just .one file) has been opened, it opens quickly,
even after a reboot.

Any idea on what's causing the delay? I'm sure it's not the network...

My OneNote version is 2007 12.0.6415.1000 SP2

Seems normal to me. That's what I observed from day one I used ON.
By the way:
Opening a notebook over the network means copying it and merging it into
the local cache.

So creating and 1st open are special cases.

Bernd

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

I'm not surprised it's a bit slow but....are you mapping a drive letter to
that network drive or are you accessing it via the IP address? In my
experience pointing OneNote at the share via IP address (I.e.
"\\192.168.1.2\OneNote Share") works somewhat faster than mapping the "N"
drive to that share and pointing OneNote at it.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/outlook.html
Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon

 

[Bernd]

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I'm not surprised it's a bit slow but....are you mapping a drive letter
to that network drive or are you accessing it via the IP address? In my
experience pointing OneNote at the share via IP address (I.e.
"\\192.168.1.2\OneNote Share") works somewhat faster than mapping the
"N" drive to that share and pointing OneNote at it.

Interesting !
Indeed I'm using a mapped drive.

Thank you for that information

Bernd

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Let us know if that sorts it out for you.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/outlook.html
Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon

 

[Bernd]

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Let us know if that sorts it out for you.

Oh YES !

Creating a new notebook on a share over the network:

1. with drive letter: about 2 minutes
2. with UNC Path: 1 second !

Bernd

 

[John Waller]

In my

experience pointing OneNote at the share via IP address (I.e.
"\\192.168.1.2\OneNote Share") works somewhat faster than mapping the "N"
drive to that share and pointing OneNote at it.

Great tip Ben but I'm curious: why does mapped path vs IP make any
difference?

 

[Wouter123]

Hey, sorry for the late reply, i selected "notify me of replies" but seems
like it doesn't.

Nice to see others are facing this too.
The "merge"-explanation doesn't seem valid to me, since this is also the
case for empty one note files, and not using the mapped drive seems to fix it
for some people. (i'm doing some tests now)

 

[Wouter123]

Hey Ben,

Weird, I tought i tested for the mapped/not mapped difference, but on
re-testing it seems to go fast when not using the mapped drive.

"works somewhat faster" is a bit of an understatement tho, for 1ms vs 60s
(unless it's slower here then it is for you?)

But then i'd be interested in the reply to John's remark. What's the
difference?
I'm guessing it's not the "merge" issue as suggested by Bernd.

thx for the input!

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

I have to be honest that at the moment I'm not sure. I recall discussing it
with the OneNote team up in Redmond one time and I seem to recall they had
some good theories about why it was faster direct to the IP\UNC rather than
to a mapped drive letter, but in my advanced years my memory of their
explanation is failing me.

It should be somewhat better to a mapped drive letter with SP2 installed, I
think, but in my experience going directly to the IP address has always been
the best way. Hopefully you have a static IP address to connect to
otherwise it'll be trickier.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/onenote.htm

 

[Wouter123]

Hey Ben,

Thanks for the info, at least i know it's a known bug now, and can hope for
a fix
Since our users use the network shares trough a mapped drive, and changing
that is not an option, i'll have to wait and see...

grts,
Wouter

I have to be honest that at the moment I'm not sure. I recall discussing it
with the OneNote team up in Redmond one time and I seem to recall they had
some good theories about why it was faster direct to the IP\UNC rather than
to a mapped drive letter, but in my advanced years my memory of their
explanation is failing me.

It should be somewhat better to a mapped drive letter with SP2 installed, I
think, but in my experience going directly to the IP address has always been
the best way. Hopefully you have a static IP address to connect to
otherwise it'll be trickier.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/onenote.htm