Thread: Calibre taking 30+ minutes to start with 20K book library
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Old 11-24-2025, 07:09 AM   #17
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I found something else:

/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre (through Terminal):
Fast startup (2-3 seconds)

Open /Applications/calibre.app (through Finder or launching via Spotlight/Alfred):
Slow startup (30+ minutes)

The app bundle launcher clearly behaves differently than the direct executable. Is there an explanation for this?
Delete Spotlight/Alfred and try again via the MacOS GUI and see if calibre opens properly.
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