Could be something of a rights issue/that it can’t immediately connect to the server if it were only adding a file. But you mention it’s happening for each edit you do?
With 1560 items in the database file on Windows that really should not be slow - but - it is SAVING the .mvc file.
If there is something like dropbox or onedrive or something running on the folder where you save your .mvc database file (the movie collector database file, usually in Documents > Movie Collector), that may take the file hostage, it could take long to save. It could also fail.
Now if the sluggishness is just the program, there are some things you can try.
If the program is slow on STARTUP: The program may be trying to initialize a barcode scanner at startup, but failing because the scanner is not present. Have you in the past maybe used a barcode scanner, e.g. the OPN-2001 or the Flic scanner?
To solve this, you would need to remove that “Initialize scanner at startup” setting from the registry manually.
Here’s how:
- make sure Movie Collector is not running
- open the Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
- navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Settings
- there, remove the “Automatically Activate Flic” entry (just delete it)
- close RegEdit
- Restart Movie Collector
Slow in the program while adding?
A firewall may be blocking the program’s internet access, but not in the right way. A firewall that blocks access should result in an instant “access denied”, but we’ve seen some firewalls somehow hanging up the internet request, causing slowness.
Can you check your firewall software to see if our software is allowed to access the internet? Maybe completely remove the rule for your Collector program, then re-add it?
Also:
We’ve seen rare cases where the new skins (Dark and Light) are causing the program to be slow, maybe because of an unusual display setting or driver.
To resolve this, try switching to the System skin, through the View menu, then Skins, then System.
Lastly, you could have too many columns active in the main list. I recommend clicking View > Columns > MODIFY and just have like 4 columns active as a test. If you have ALL columns active, then reloading the list could take VERY long.