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Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:32 pm
by retfah
Dear Pierre,
For quite some time now I have a similar problem as described here: The start of XnView is very slow (>half an hour; yes, I "wait" for it), however, no VPN is running. Thus, I tried the debug=2 option that you mentioned, and in fact, it "hangs" at the same position:

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######ThumbLoaderThread :: forever : <some hex number>
** start condition wait
I hoped to get some "SHGetFileInfo() timed out" as a hint, where the filesystem is corrupt (or whatever), but I did not receive any. Do you have an explanation or is there any other option, which would tell me, which folder is problematic?

Thank you for your support and kind regards,
Reto

Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:12 pm
by xnview
retfah wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:32 pm I hoped to get some "SHGetFileInfo() timed out" as a hint, where the filesystem is corrupt (or whatever), but I did not receive any. Do you have an explanation or is there any other option, which would tell me, which folder is problematic?
Latest version on Windows 11? for each start?

Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:08 pm
by retfah
My System:
Windows 10, 22H2
Build 19045.3324

Yes, it happens on each start. Also, right after a restart of the computer.

Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:09 am
by xnview
retfah wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:08 pm My System:
Windows 10, 22H2
Build 19045.3324

Yes, it happens on each start. Also, right after a restart of the computer.
could you send me logs by PM

Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:07 pm
by xnview
retfah wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:32 pm I hoped to get some "SHGetFileInfo() timed out" as a hint, where the filesystem is corrupt (or whatever), but I did not receive any. Do you have an explanation or is there any other option, which would tell me, which folder is problematic?
Please try to check in 'Resource monitor' if you see a process that uses this file?

Re: VERY slow start of XnViewMP with VPN on

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 3:27 pm
by retfah
Dear Pierre,
There is no other handle of the folder than the one by XnView MP.
(Please note our PM communication roughly a month ago; the latest idea of a cause of the problem was the presence VS Code on my computer.)

Summary of the investigation through PM for others: we found out that the problem only occurs when a subfolder is clicked in the browser (=main view), but not when it is clicked in the treeview on the left. Thus, for the moment, the problem is avoided by setting the default folder of the browser to none (Tools/Settings/General/Open browser at startup/Directory-->None) and then selecting folders only in the treeview.

Best regards,
Reto