There are no ways to optimize directory enumeration so long as GVFS hides the directory behind CUSE. "Local" filesystems cannot be polled, VLC will get stuck in kernel space for however long it takes GVFS to generate a result.
The only way to fix this on VLC side is to supply the SMB URL instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264102 Title: VLC takes long time to start playing a video file given as GVFS path in a directory containing a lot of files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1264102/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs