Android folder scans take an hour
Folder scans on Android take up to an hour when case-insensitive filesystem checks are on, mainly in directory listings.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 20 August 2026 · last reported 20 August 2026
What's going wrong
A user with about 30,000 files and 125 GB on an Android tablet found that scans grew to over an hour when case-insensitive filesystem checks were on.
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