reduce processor for filezilla

[gordonisnz]

Hello.

Im a browser i'm running a movie - I stream to my Google chrome / TV.

However if load up Filezilla, the streaming to TV is very slow & disrupts the movie.

Is there a way to still run Filezilla, but reduce its processor usage / make it go "slow"? I do not need to be fast, I'm only inquiring on 5KB - 15KB files 95% of the time

I'm on Win 11 Home, Google Chrome browser

[botg]

You can set a speed limit.

[gordonisnz]

Sorry, i meant it makes the other tab/movie go slow - even if FileZilla is just "ON". is there a way to make the whole Filezilla low-priority in regards to CPU? Its not just uploading/dloading files

[boco]

You can use any third-party process manipulation software (like e. g. Process Lasso).

However, simply running FileZilla should not impact anything on the system. Unless you have a very weak CPU, or an Intel graphic chipset with its god awful buggy drivers.

[botg]

Sounds like your hardware is severely underpowered. Consider upgrading to a more modern computer.

[iam_sysop]

Bandwidth saturation on your local network will be the source of bad streaming when FileZilla is running. FZ is extremely low in CPU usage - but when you saturate your connection you will get quality of service issues. Are you downloading then broadcasting to the device over WiFi? That's a huge data stream do be inbound, transcoded, then outbound to the device - all on the same machine you're running FZ on?

As botg said - turn on the speed limit. Set it to 50% of your rated downstream and 30% of your rated upstream connection - if this is a bandwidth saturation issue, setting this will clear it up. Downloading large files at high speed can saturate your connection and prevents the outgoing "traffic control" data from being able to be transmitted.

If this is Windows, you can adjust the process priority in the task manager, but again - FZ is NOT CPU intensive even when using TLS connections and the CPU hardware is doing the crypto.

[boco]

He said the system is slowing down even if FileZilla is just running but not transferring. That's why I mentioned Intel, some of their graphics drivers have glitches (like overflowing window elements) that drain a huge part of system resources. I have no other idea what else could be causing such a huge impact just by running the GUI.

[iam_sysop]

He said the system is slowing down even if FileZilla is just running but not transferring. That's why I mentioned Intel, some of their graphics drivers have glitches (like overflowing window elements) that drain a huge part of system resources. I have no other idea what else could be causing such a huge impact just by running the GUI.

Thanks for the clarification --

[botg]

That's why I mentioned Intel, some of their graphics drivers have glitches (like overflowing window elements) that drain a huge part of system resources.

Is that still a thing on Windows 10+?

[boco]

Unfortunately, yes. Not for every chipset, though.