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yogi62 - couple of ideas
Have you tried safe mode ?
Have you tried the 32bit version - you can install it alongside the existing 64 bit version, it will use same settings and libraries.
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Originally Posted by yogi62
On the first machine I can hear the hard drive being continually read during Calibre start up so I'm wondering is Calibre rebuilding some data each time it initializes? which is causing the long delay in opening?
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Makes me wonder if the hard disk is failing
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The library is stored on a second internal drive not the primary drive. Shouldn't Calibre remember the location/database details once created?
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Yes is should, and yes it does. If it's not then something is wrong.
Is the library folder a symbolically linked or junction folder, or synchronised to a cloud service, shared, encrypted, or otherwise encumbered? Similarly for the drive.
Calibre starts in the last library used, so try creating an empty library on the same drive at the root of that drive and then start/stop calibre - should be quick, if not then
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Originally Posted by yogi62
I have Kaspersky security on my system but I have tried starting Calibre both with and without Kaspersky running so I know it isn't the antivirus software affecting it.
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Last time I wanted to 'run without' Kaspersky on a visitor's machine (couple of years ago) I had to completely uninstall it - via a separately downloaded, well hidden, utility from K'y. I've had similar problems with other AVs.
BR