XnView Software

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

you talk about the 'Replace' dialog?

In version 1.9.5, deleting a subfolder from the folders panel doesn’t immediately remove it from view. The subfolder only disappears after exiting and restarting XnView. This suggests a possible communication or refresh issue between the app and the operating system.

In XnView (Win11), when i ...

ok, will be good

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

XnView checks files in the same folder of the file, not parent folder
If you load a file in R:\myfolder\file.jpeg, and you have all the "problematic" files in R:\, you have again slow loading?

Catalog is filled with files that you browse, it uses your folders.

yes if the image is large

yes same issue

yes JPEG-li need to be loaded as RGB (XYB profile applied)
Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

i think that the difference is how is loading the HEIC, photoshop doesnt use same decoding engine...

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

you can change in xnview.ini,

I've tried, if i run Maintenance with 'remove data for orphaned files', the entry in database is removed