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Hello,
I have around 8000 Family Photos/Videos including movies in .mkv formats (200 movies) from last 10+ years

Whenever, I try to add all these folders to media player library it takes hours to add, and thumbnails take forever never gets completed.
I am having this issue since few years now, is there a fix to this please ?

Just tried to add a folder with 143 files and 14 folders to media library (it took 1+ minute to get added to library and thumbnails are still getting generated been 25+ minutes)
My PC (connected via Ethernet to router) my TV connected via Wifi to router on 100 MBPS connection.

https://imgur.com/a/pYgUyia

Hello,
Is this a known bug/problem ?

Request for assistance.

Opening 8000 files and assembling thumbnails is inherently time-consuming. For a library of that size, I recommend you go to More > Settings > Interface (heading Video) and disable the video thumbnail feature.

Opening 8000 files and assembling thumbnails is inherently time-consuming. For a library of that size, I recommend you go to More > Settings > Interface (heading Video) and disable the video thumbnail feature.

Thanks @spike 1
I tried to copy 100 files to a different folder 3 days ago and only include those in Media library.
*VlC was opened for around 5 hours in last 3 days..

Still those 100 files have not finished generating thumbnails. (still more then 50% pending)

That's remarkable. Be sure that you uncheck the option below labeled "Auto rescan". That would tell VLC to scan everywhere despite your "Media library folders" selection.

That's remarkable. Be sure that you uncheck the option below labeled "Auto rescan". That would tell VLC to scan everywhere despite your "Media library folders" selection.

Thanks for reply. Tried everything once again from scratch, cleared media database first.

Auto-Recan disabled https://imgur.com/a/hhapSk6
Folder details - https://imgur.com/a/h3bRtf6
Total 31 files - https://imgur.com/a/j0ESZvO
Been 20 to 30 minutes not all thumbnails generated - https://imgur.com/a/FkCvams

I'm stumped, waiting for a developer. Does VLC try to build thumbnails elsewhere than where it is told to look for media?

I am not sure about this technically ?