That’s not usually how file systems are organized; modified date and such are part of the metadata along with the filename so that you don’t have to scan the co

That’s not usually how file systems are organized; modified date and such are part of the metadata along with the filename so that you don’t have to scan the contents of the file just to list it. If it’s really that slow for a dozen files, using some kind of performance tool may be in order to figure out where the perf is going.