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Q123473: HOWTO: Increase Performance in SourceSafe

Article: Q123473
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbSSafe kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbSsafe600FAQ
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Use the following steps to improve Visual SourceSafe's (VSS) speed
(performance):

1. Make the correct platform version of the VSS executable local, as opposed to
  located on the network. Set the environment variable SSDIR to the network
  location of the SourceSafe database.

2. Change the Comparison methods from the default of "Full" to "Checksum" by:

  1. Choosing Command Settings... from the Setup menu and selecting the pull
     down labeled "Compare files by."

  2. Adding Compare = Checksum to the top section of the SS.ini file.

3. Set the TEMP_PATH variable to a local directory.

MORE INFORMATION
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This could be caused by having too many "Dir=" or "Shadow=" entries in one of
the INI files. Try to create a directory structure on disk, which matches the
VSS project tree. Then clean up the extra Dir= and Shadow= entries in the .ini
files. That way you only need an entry in your INI file for each "tip" project.

Additional query words: ss3 3.0x 4.00 5.00

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbSSafe kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbSsafe600FAQ 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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