[nikosan]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

But here's the rub, VM switching on jnikkir's library was also rattly - I could hear disk r/w heads moving - that's not happening on my bigger, and arguably more complex libraries.

I can't figure out why this tiddly little library should be rattling the disk drives cage but there's no doubt it is.

I can hear that too! I wasn't sure whether that was normal or even how to describe it, but mine rattles too when I try to switch views, and when it stops rattling, the view finally loads.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I'd be curious to see what FileActivityWatch reports.

What am I looking for in this report? It's spitting out a lot of data -- is there something specific I should look for?

Originally Posted by chaley

If you send both the library and the calibre configuration folder (zipped up) to me then I will take a look. However, all I have is an SSD so given BetterRed's experience I might not see the problem.

Have you tried running Library / Library Maintenance / Check library? It is possible that the database is very fragmented.

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I did a Library Check - made no difference.

Still quite laggy on a rather old Flash thumb drive - no sound effects though

BR

Yeah I did a Check Library and it seems fine.

Sending those files to Chaley!