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« on: 19 March 2023, 16:40 »
I built the xml file from the official .exe so that's OK. It was definitely a clean install (unzipped to a download folder and manually run from the folder - not in a system folder so it isn't a rights issue). When I initially ran it I had all fix options checked and it did repair a handful of roms (as verified by the file date and time). It was while I was doing this that I saw how it merged files in. Unzip, add one file, rezip. Unzip, and the 2nd file, rezip, etc. etc. Brand new 4TB drive.
The fact that it's hanging up during the analysis of the file and not while interacting with an existing ROM file is what has me stumped. I paid attention to the files it was going slow on and ended up in the "Scan Results" window and if they existed in my ROMs folder I moved them out to see if it would fly by. It didn't. As of right now, I'm still at 1%.
My MAME cab that I've always done this on is down so I'm merging using my 2 year old laptop with the hard drive in an enclosure. Copying large amounts of data back and forth go pretty fast so I assumed it wasn't the drive. I'm going to disable the Microsoft AV (which I didn't even think of as it's probably trying to scan each and every file) but I didn't think that would interfere with the original scan for files that don't exist.
A real head scratcher. As always, thanks for the help. If and when I figure out the problem I'll report back as an FYI. I assumed I was the only one having the issue and it wasn't a bug but it's good to get confirmation.
-Mc
EDIT: Disabling Antivirus didn't make any difference. Now to do some drive tests...
EDIT 2: I forgot to mention I'm on Windows 11 (where my MAME PC was Windows 7). I'm waiting for clrmame pro to cancel so I can see if the firewall settings could somehow be an issue as well.