The extensions dialog box takes a long time to open

Description

Opening the extensions dialog box takes minutes.

Cause

The USEREXT directory contains a lot of data. When you open the extensions dialog box, ArcView checks this directory for extension files. If there is a lot of data in this directory, or sub-folders, it takes a long time for ArcView to look at all the files.

Solution or Workaround

• Change the variable setting for USEREXT.
  
  

  Note:
  See the ArcView online help topic USEREXT for directions on how to set this variable.

  
  
• Perform file maintenance on the current directory and remove any unnecessary files. The recommended maximum amount of data in this directory is 100MB.