Long Delay

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Long Delays Loading, Saving or Batching Photos

If you are experiencing ridiculous delays when loading photos or saving photos, chances are good that your anti-virus software is the cause of the delay. Perform the following test to see if this is the problem:

Go into your Anti-Virus software package and turn it OFF.
Run photoelf again and see if the delay is gone.
Turn your Anti-Virus software back ON.

We have found that most Anti-Virus programs do not cause this delay in photoelf. However, a few packages do. If turning your Anti-Virus software OFF temporarily solves the delay problem in photoelf, then continue reading:

Solutions in PhotoELF:

This delay persists when photoelf is accessing the EXIF data within the image file.

Turn off EXIF Preserving in photoelf's options.
Leave EXIF Preserving ON, but only preserve the basic core.
Turn DATE off in the preferences.

For all 3 above, view this page for exact details: See: Preserving EXIF. Doing so will reduce or eliminate this delay. To learn more about DATES, view this page: DATE

However, if Preserving ALL EXIF data is important to you, then you may need to explore options with your Anti-Virus software:

Solutions in your Anti-Virus software:

Look in your anti-virus software options and see if there is a preference to lower the scrutiny on JPG files
Look to see if you can exclude certain folders, or any other option that may eliviate the problem.
Use different Anti-Virus Software

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