Yes, it's quite possible. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321550&Product=fox

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>Is it possible for NA auto-protect activity to slow FoxPro performance down significantly?
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>Does excluding of the temporary path ( SYS(2023) ) from auto-protected folders make difference?
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>How about excluding file extensions: DBF, FTP, CDX?
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>Any experience dealing with this issue?
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