c++ - How can I quickly enumerate directories on Win32?

Question

I'm trying to speedup directory enumeration in C++, where I'm recursing into subdirectories. I currently have an app which spends 95% of it's time in FindFirst/FindNextFile APIs, and it takes several minutes to enumerate all the files on a given volume. I know it's possible to do this faster because there is an app that does: Everything. It enumerates my entire drive in seconds.

How might I accomplish something like this?

Answer 1

I realize this is an old post, but there is a project on source forge that does exactly what you are asking and the source code is available.

You can find the project here: NTFS-Search