https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443806
--- Comment #6 from flan_suse <windows2li...@zoho.com> --- Created attachment 146051 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=146051&action=edit Toggle to enable/disable thumbnail caching of media that lives on encrypted source Is there anyone looking into this? Folders with many image files can really make the CPU crank up the heat, especially when they are WEBP images. And this happens *every time* I open the folder, since nothing is ever cached. :'( My $HOME is encrypted, as are many other users' setups. Which means preventing thumbnails from being cached only slows down the workflow without any added security benefits. A simple "bypass" option or toggle would suffice, that allows thumbnail caching from any folder: remote, encrypted, plain, doesn't matter The option could look something like so: Prevent thumbnail caching of media from encrypted sources [X] It can be enabled by default, but at least the user has an option to completely disable ("uncheck") this feature. I implore the devs to seriously consider this. While the original intentions were good, it is causes more issues than benefits for users who either have encrypted $HOME and/or don't want to sacrifice performance for security (not even a security issue for them.) What's more, it's not even implemented correctly, since as I explain above, network shares (SMB, NFS) in which the media is stored encrypted on a server, KDE treats it like it's non-encrypted and will cache the thumbnails *anyways*. Please see my attachment of a mock idea of how this could look in the GUI. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
