[FIXED] File explorer process doesn't terminate after closing it

[theta_wave]

MB 3.0.6108

This issue has been bugging me for some time.  Essentially, a file explorer process is opened under svchost.exe whenever I select a file and right click > Search ... > Locate in Windows Explorer.  I usually access this via hotkey.  Normally, this explorer.exe process under svchost.exe is automatically terminated after a certain amount of time has passed since closing the associated explorer window.  The problem is that sometimes when I open multiple processes via MB, these processes don't close after closing their windows.  It seems that there's a threshold on the number of system calls and when it is passed, the explorer.exe processes remain taking a not so insignificant amount of memory.  Is this an upstream .NET issue?

[Steven]

its not something musicbee is controlling and i would expect the .NET garbage collector to be handling that. i will have a look but not promising anything

[Steven]

in my case, the windows processes immediately terminate in the Process tab of the task manager. In the Details tab, it usually takes around 30 seconds before it closes on that tab. However i see you are using windows 7.
MusicBee is certainly doing everything on its side to ensure nothing is left open so i dont think i will be able to help with this.

[theta_wave]

Fair enough, Steven.  I thought it was more of a .NET issue going into this, so I wasn't expecting MB to be involved in this at all.  Still, thanks for taking a look for me.

[Sofocl]

My post on this topic:
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=16546.msg96542


Change Log - AIMP

AIMP v3.60, build 1492 (24.04.2015)
Common: the "jump to file" function does not create a new process of Windows Explorer now.
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=changelog&os=windows&s=1492&f=1492

[Steven]

i dont know how the AIMP guys acheived always opening the same instance and i cant find anything from googling.
@ssri,
i have found another approach. So could you try this and see if it works better:

http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_0/MusicBee3_Patched.zip

[Sofocl]

Now it works great! Thank you Steven!

[Steven]

it will reuse the same window only if the folder is the same. If a file is in a different folder, it still opens another instance.

[theta_wave]

I have to echo Sofocl's reply.  The 6112 build performs exactly like what I had in mind: opening through a local explorer process rather than one through svchost.exe.  Thanks a lot Steven!

[Sofocl]

For me it also opens everything in a single process. That's what I needed.
Now there is a "pause" at 21 second to open the another file, can it be reduced?

[Steven]

there is no pause created by musicbee

[theta_wave]

there is no pause created by musicbee

Ditto.  Not seeing a pause on Win7 here.

https://youtu.be/GubmWUFpClY

[Sofocl]

I have a delay only when using a hotkey.

[theta_wave]

I have a delay only when using a hotkey.

I was using a hotkey in the video (ALT+E)

[Sofocl]

I am basically satisfied with how it works now. Just for the record, apparently different algorithms when using menu and hot keys.