Topic: Siren takes a long time to start

Hi,

I run siren 3.14 on windows 10 and it takes 15 seconds to start.

I am wondering if something can be done to shorten this delay.

Meanwhile, I reverted to version 2.01 which is quite faster.

Regards,
Pierre

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hello and welcome,

I only have made a few tests under W10 and didn't notice anything peculiar.
You are the first one to report this problem.

The long starting time you are facing looks like a timeout.
One of the new features of Siren v3 is the directory tree on the left.
Do you have any device mounted on your machine which could have high latency or
connection issues ?
If so, disconnect it and start Siren v3.14 again.

Regards,

Remi

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hello Remi,

Thank you very much for your prompt comment.

It is quit probable that you are right thinking it's a timeout.
But I don't have a device that takes much computer time and all connection were undone and reconnected 2 weeks ago.

Thanks again
Pierre

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hi,

Is the issue present when you change directory ?

Please make some tests : Open the "Preferences" dialog.
- In "Display" verify that in "List directories", "Compute and display size" is unchecked
- In "General" uncheck "Extract metadata from the file contents"

This should speed up the startup.

If the issue is related to the meta data extraction :
- if the startup directory is on a "slow" device try to change to a "faster" one and make some more tests
- if the startup directory contains a lot of files try to change to an empty one and make some more tests
- if any, try to find out which are the "guilty" file(s)

Thanks

Remi

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hi again,

Tried everything you said with negative results.

Nothing seems to work. There is a delay somewhere but.............^

Thanks Rémi

Pierre

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hi,

In "Preferences" / "General" can you verify that "Check automatically if a new version is available" is unchecked ?

Hoping we'll find out the root cause.

Remi

Re: Siren takes a long time to start

Hi,

I tried that, same results.

I think it's my system that is delaying the start of program. Windows 10 has so many security protection it's almost impossible to stop them all if required.

OH! sorry for behing so late responding, I had other things on my mind.

Pierre