long waiting for filelist in file browser when writing large file in that directory

[lh-astro]

Describe the bug
The file browser takes a long time to show the file list when a large file is being written in that same directory.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Write a large file in a directory
2. Try to open that directory via CARTA file browser

Expected behavior
I expect the file list to show within a second

Screenshots or videos
(cannot upload screenshot. File browser shows standard "Loading file list".)

Platform info (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux
• Browser Firefox
• Version 4.1.0

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[kswang1029]

Is it a large "image" file that carta supports? Or else?

[lh-astro]

Is it a large "image" file that carta supports? Or else?

Yes it is supported by CARTA; it is a .fits data cube.

[veggiesaurus]

Is it a large "image" file that carta supports? Or else?

Yes it is supported by CARTA; it is a .fits data cube.

Is this on ilifu or a local machine? Is it possible that whatever is writing to disk is locking the file? Can you check this using lslock?