Whenever a folder is opened from an NTFS volume on a Windows NT machines, the system takes the time to update a timestamp field on each listed folder, called the last access time. On a heavily used NTFS volume, this can affect performance.
If you'd like to get a little extra performance out of your disk volumes, or if you have a large number of folders, you can disable this process and make directory lists more nimble.
If you'd like to get a little extra performance out of your disk volumes, or if you have a large number of folders, you can disable this process and make directory lists more nimble.
