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Finder alternatives / slow folder loading

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Backstory:

 

I have struggled with many different "laptop" type devices (Surface Pro, Android tablets, iPad, etc) after my last laptop died. I finally landed on a MacBook Pro, even though I am about 60/40 with Windows and Linux (though I do have an iPhone, which definitely sells me on the Mac ecosystem).

 

However the one thing I cannot get past so far is the Finder. Windows Explorer is obviously optimized for SMB/CIFS, but whenever I browse network shares with my MBP, it chugs if there are more than about 2 dozen files. This makes browsing folders of pictures a nightmare, if they even show at all.

 

It's not the NAS (Freenas 11.1, 4x WD Red, 32G RAM, 12c/24t). Has anyone overcome similar issues with Finder? I'm not about to give up the form factor but I'm considering dual booting if it keeps up.

 

Thanks!

Gaming Rig:

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32GB Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition SSD: WD Black 1TB HDD: 2x striped WD Blue 2TB PSU: EVGA Supernova 850W Case: Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 Monitor: Acer XZ350CU 35" Ultrawide 144hz NIC: Intel X540-T2 10G

 

Laptop:

 

2013 Macbook Pro 15" - 8GB RAM, Intel i7, 256GB SSD

 

Server Infrastructure:

 

Dell EMC Poweredge R620: 128GB RAM, 2x Intel E5-2660v2, 4TB Storage - VMWare ESXi 6.5

Cisco UCS C240-M3S: 64GB RAM, 2x Intel 2620v2, 1TB Storage - VMWare ESXi - 6.5

Dell EMC Poweredge R520: 96GB RAM, 24TB Storage - Freenas 11.1

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Also in before Username/Post synergy gets pointed out. Username is an old gamertag from 2003 lol

Gaming Rig:

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: 32GB Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition SSD: WD Black 1TB HDD: 2x striped WD Blue 2TB PSU: EVGA Supernova 850W Case: Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 Monitor: Acer XZ350CU 35" Ultrawide 144hz NIC: Intel X540-T2 10G

 

Laptop:

 

2013 Macbook Pro 15" - 8GB RAM, Intel i7, 256GB SSD

 

Server Infrastructure:

 

Dell EMC Poweredge R620: 128GB RAM, 2x Intel E5-2660v2, 4TB Storage - VMWare ESXi 6.5

Cisco UCS C240-M3S: 64GB RAM, 2x Intel 2620v2, 1TB Storage - VMWare ESXi - 6.5

Dell EMC Poweredge R520: 96GB RAM, 24TB Storage - Freenas 11.1

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Unfortunately I cannot help on this particular issue but have you tried to use NFS instead of SMB?

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