Bug 102285 [Import/Export] Project Import wizard unusably slow
R3.1 I wanted to create a new 3.2 workspace and import some projects from my 3.1 development workspace which contains around 120 plug-ins. I've set the root of the importer to point at those plug-ins. After letting the wizard scan my disk for over 10 minutes I gave up and did it manually. A possible source for the problem might be that the root directory (as expected) contains a .metadata directory with tons of data (in my case) and that this one is fully scanned.
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/wizards/datatransfer/WizardProjectsImportPage.java
});
		setButtonLayoutData(refresh);
	}
	/**
	 * Create the area where you select the root directory for the projects.
	 * 
	 * @param workArea
	 *            Composite
	 */
	private void createProjectsRoot(Composite workArea) {
		
		Composite projectGroup = new Composite(workArea, SWT.NONE);
		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout();
		layout.numColumns = 3;
		layout.makeColumnsEqualWidth = false;
		layout.marginWidth = 0;
		projectGroup.setLayout(layout);
		projectGroup.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
		
		projectFromDirectoryRadio = new Button(projectGroup, SWT.RADIO);
		projectFromDirectoryRadio
				.setText(DataTransferMessages.WizardProjectsImportPage_RootSelectTitle);
		
		this.directoryPathField = new Text(projectGroup, SWT.BORDER);
		this.directoryPathField.setLayoutData(new GridData(
				GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL | GridData.GRAB_HORIZONTAL));
		
		browseDirectoriesButton = new Button(projectGroup, SWT.PUSH);
		browseDirectoriesButton
				.setText(DataTransferMessages.DataTransfer_browse);