JFileChooser hangs sometimes

Question

I am running into the problem of the "hanging JFileChooser" as described in the following threads:

http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5309960

http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=724817

http://x86.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5275999&messageID=10156541

I am using JVM 1.6.0_07-b06. It happens on Windows XP as well as on Windows Vista.

Has anybody found a workaround for this yet?

Answer 1

There's a bug where if you a networked drive mapped on the desktop, it can sometimes hang on the JFileChooser. That or it might be a shortcut to a networked drive. Something along those lines...

Answer 2

I've run into this myself and the updates didn't help. Strangely enough, removing all zip files (particularly large ones) from my desktop (JFileChooser's default location) solved the issue.