JoeViking245

Update to this: Yesterday, I disabled Storefront Auto-Imports and this morning the same thing happened. (updating local db progress bar got 'stuck') After seeing it was stuck, I went to Tools < Options < General < Automated Imports, un-checked and re-checked Enable then clicked OK to save and close. Shortly after, got a Notification that 1 game was successfully imported. Clicked Details and it was blank. At this point, the progress bar went away. Today's findings: I have a "Docs" platform that I set up for testing the 'launching' of various types of documents. I imported \LaunchBox\Themes\Documentation.pdf as my pdf test case. Looking at the platform's Game Folder Path, I see it had gotten set to Themes. Per the logs (after the above un-check/check/click OK), the Auto-Import feature was attempting to import \Themes\Default\.bb-bundled-assets-stamp. I have reset the "Docs" Game Folder Path to Games\Docs so that "should" resolve things on my end. Note: Documentation.pdf was added to my collection back in July which is when I presume the Folder Path was set. It wasn't 'till recently the progress bar was getting 'stuck'. Debug 2026-10-12 05-24-54 AM.log

A shot-in-the-dark, reaching-for-stars, grasping-at straws... guess: You might be able [re]set the Cart Front Priorities. In LaunchBox under Tools < Options < Media < Cart Front Priorities, check Cart-3D then Move Selected Up to the top of the list.

Can't find the emulator "VBColor". You might try opening the Windows Command Prompt and try vbcolor.exe -h vbcolor.exe -? vbcolor.exe -help vbcolor.exe --help to see if will show a list of available parameters. Replace vbcolor.exe with the actual emulator's executable filename.

Does it eventually go away? Is it faster sometimes than another? Does it take a long time? Or is it just a matter of, 'it does it, and it's annoying to see'. Since you're seeing the same behavior on both the Old Default and the Default themes, it's obviously not a theme thing. I don't think it's "refreshing" anything. But rather saving changes (e.g. saving playtime when exiting a game). I don't see it happening here. But I'm also on 14.1-beta-2. Though not sure what, if anything had changed. Glad the problem is solved.

That line looks like the refreshing image cache progress bar. In "All" it could take a minute (maybe not a literal 'minute'. But could take several 'moments'). Clicking on a platform (especially a large platform) could do that as well. This (assuming it is the 'refreshing image cache') will occur as well when you change the Image Group. Though that doesn't explain it happening when you click on a game. It also doesn't jive with it only occurring after going to Tools-Options and clicking on an 'action'. That sequence could be coincidence. Dunno. I don't suspect it Theme related, but what theme are you using? And are you using the same theme on all 4 PCs? A test to rule out the theme being an issue would be to [for testing purposes] switch to the Default theme. Then see if it still occurs. Is that by chance actually 14.0.1? Or 14.1-beta-1 (or better yet, 14.1-beta-2)? And are all 4 PCs on the same release?

On 1st startup of the day, LB will update the local database file and "get stuck" at Applying Metadata. This was happening with beta-1 of this release as well. This update was not prompted by a Force Update nor manually importing any new games. It Just Did It™ on its own. I do have Automatic Imports enabled in Tools-Options and in Manage Storefronts (Steam only, "All Games"). No 'new games' are ever added. And shouldn't, as no ROMs/games were added to any folders, nor purchased/added any new Steam games to my Steam account. I do have 2 Steam games in my ImportBlacklist.xml. And rightfully so, these 2 games are not present in my LB collection. (Relevant? Dunno) I have not tested systematic disabling of Auto Imports. After a same-day restart of LB, all is good in the hood. Windows 11 (26H2) Default theme Plugins abound. But none that look at or touch games, folders, ROMs, local db, platforms (anything really) at Startup. Debug 2026-10-11 05-08-53 AM.log

It may help the developers to know: - Your Windows version/release (e.g. Windows 11, 26H2) - Your monitor/TV specs (y'all running on a 4k TV? Laptop?) - Your display settings Scale (e.g. "100% Recommended)") If your scale is set to something other than 100%, if you change it to 100% (or "Recommended") does it make a difference for the cursor?

Today's import (6 games, no images/videos) only took just shy of one minute. Started import (clicked Finish) at x:53:30 (53 minutes and 30 seconds). "Saving Games" at 53:51 Done at 54:49 (times noted above are from the PC's clock [lower right] which I have set to show seconds) Debug 2026-10-10 04-52-21 AM.log This one was 2 minutes "Saving Games" (note the date puts it prior to this beta series) Debug 2026-09-24 07-34-33 AM.log

(this is more of a comment than anything) Bug aside, is it possible that you have previously had a platform named "Play Station (KR)"? As in you imported games into a platform using that name and subsequently deleted all games in that platform. vs. deleting the platform. If you drag & drop ROMs and by default, "Play Station (KR)" is the 'selected' platform, my guess is that if you cancel that import and go to Tools-Manage Platforms, you'll have a platform with that name showing 0 (zero) games. (note to the developers) I've experienced this as well and have heard at least one other report regarding this. I did not test the "restarting LaunchBox brings back the delay on the next first import." My test on this, "Saving Games" (drag & drop 4 ROMS) took a solid 2 minutes. Which I can see feels like 5 to 10 minutes. Edit: Windows 11 (26H2) Did not test on Win 10 cab.

That's why. LaunchBox only downloads the official releases.

What updates do you have them setup to check for? (I think they're both similar)

Might try reporting in the latest release thread. This way the developers will for sure see this. As an aside, v13.15 is quite a big jump backwards. That was even before .NET 9.0 was introduced into LaunchBox (v13.19).

The correct place would be in the beta thread(s) for that release. This way the developers will for sure see it and hopefully have some insight for you.

Just tested and it's working fine here. Can you share a screenshot of the actual error (as there can be several different types).

The full C and E drives is most like the cause of the issue you've been having this whole time in your Stuck On "Loading Interface" AGAIN. This Is Unacceptable thread. Hopefully when you get your enclosure for your other drives and get things moved around, that will take care of things.

Yeah, that would definitely prompt the message "There is not enough space on the disk."

Auto import is enabled for that platform. You can edit the platform and check the box Disable ROM Auto-Import. If you want to disable it for all non-storefront platforms, you can do so inside Tools - Options.

How much free space do you have on your E drive? If your E drive has plenty of free space, how full is your OS drive (typically the C drive)? If when you close LaunchBox and it's finished doing its saves and cleanup and the empty Temp folders are still there, yes, you can delete them. Though they should get removed when properly shutting down LaunchBox. However, deleting empty folders won't free up any notable space.

Can try...In LaunchBox, edit the eumlator:

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Ah.. Rincewind (LaunchBox for Windows - Custom Themes). Not Rincewind Theme (Big Box - Custom Themes). I suppose the mention if "LB theme" and "scrollbar" should have been a big giveaway.

Though it's possible that it's something that needs to be fixed by the LB team, it may still be something that needs fixed/adjusted by the theme developer. Either way, for 3rd party theme support it's best to ask in the comments section of that themes thread. This way the author of the theme will get notified and can find out what's going on and proceed accordingly. Also, if others are experiencing the same issue with the specific theme, they'll know it's "not just them".

I did the following steps and was unable to reproduce it removing the Alternate Names. Imported D:\Games\Out of this world.zip into Sega Genesis In Alternate Names, selected Another World and clicked Set Selected Name as Title Another World was removed and Out of this world was added Back in the Metadata section The Title was changed to Another World Europe was 'inserted' into the Region field Clicked OK to save and close Tools < Download < Update Metadata and Media for Selected Games... Checked Search for game information in the local metadata database (recommended) (no images) Selected - Yes, download and replace all existing metadata and media The Title got changed to Out of this world Europe was still in the Region field (this could be considered a bug) Alternate Names contained Another World Assuming you did all the same steps (except maybe you imported multiple games), it's this last thing that's different. A 2nd test doing all the same steps except selecting Yes, but do not replace any existing fields or media (recommended), as expected nothing changed. And Alternate Names [still] contained Out of this world. Note in both of these tests, the game had the LaunchBox DB ID #32809 assigned. If the steps I took are different, let me know.

In the examples of using MAME and Atari 2600, both carts and cassettes are .zip. Or something? I'd be curious to hear how that would/could work. A giant look up table that checks the platform and ROM filename then gives the appropriate command line parameters? Atari 2600 might seem easy enough. But get into the nightmare of Apple series command line parameters.... ugh. But suppose it is possible. If you can find some sucker to put the lookup table together. lol And if that works, it's just a matter of getting the developers to incorporate it. Bit here, I'm just thinking about MAME. So there's still the others.

Nice list!