Fastest way to get directory data in .NET [duplicate]

Answer 1

use LINQ and Parallel Tasks

var stuff = dir.GetFiles("*.*", System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories);  
Parallel.ForEach(stuff, p=>{ //do things in parallel..  });

//or this 
var q = stuff.AsParallel().Where(x => p(x)).Orderby(x => k(x)).Select(x => f(x));       
foreach (var e in q) a(e);