Launchbox loads very slowly

[CitznFish]

My launchbox is taking 5 to 10 minutes to load these days. I do not remember it being this slow previously. I'm loading about 5.5GB worth of games and it seems like LB is scanning everything every time it loads. 

I rarely turn on my machine these days but I am positive it was never like this previously. It's an older build from 2020 and the games are on a standard hard drive. 

Hardware:

Intel i7 3770

8GB ram

Nvidia 2060 rtx

Windows 10

 

 

Maybe I need to upgrade the ram? But it was previously fine when I built this in 2020

 

Any ideas?

 

[JoeViking245]

1 hour ago, CitznFish said:

My launchbox is taking 5 to 10 minutes to load these days. I do not remember it being this slow previously. I'm loading about 5.5GB worth of games and it seems like LB is scanning everything every time it loads. 

What version of LaunchBox are you running?

One thing you can try is to disable automated imports (2 locations).

Tools < Options < General < Automated Imports
Tools < Manage < Storefronts... 

[Taekwonty11]

Having same issue on Version 14.0. Went back to Version 13.27 and it loads normally (much quicker) again.

Edited August 13 by Taekwonty11

[JoeViking245]

22 minutes ago, Taekwonty11 said:

Having same issue on Version 14.0.

There is no v14.0.  If you're seeing issues on the latest 13.28-beta release, it'd be best (most helpful) to report it on the beta thread.

[CitznFish]

On 8/2/2026 at 1:25 PM, JoeViking245 said:

What version of LaunchBox are you running?

One thing you can try is to disable automated imports (2 locations).

Tools < Options < General < Automated Imports
Tools < Manage < Storefronts... 

Thanks for this. Both were disabled. I updated to 14.0 tonight and it's loading quicker but mame games def are lagging. Galaga takes a good 45 seconds to load from hitting play. 

[JoeViking245]

8 hours ago, CitznFish said:

Thanks for this. Both were disabled. I updated to 14.0 tonight and it's loading quicker but mame games def are lagging. Galaga takes a good 45 seconds to load from hitting play. 

I've found the 1st time-of-the-day you load a game using MAME, it takes a while. Maybe not 45 seconds. Then subsequent launches of MAME load quicker.  Note, if you restart your computer, the next load (of MAME) counts as the 1st time-of-the-day.

There is [now] also a v14.01-beta available. It's sort of a "hot fix" for 14.0. Though not sure if it will change what you're seeing, it does address several other issues.

[rlithgow1]

On 8/12/2026 at 8:50 PM, JoeViking245 said:

There is no v14.0.  If you're seeing issues on the latest 13.28-beta release, it'd be best (most helpful) to report it on the beta thread.

14 was released several weeks ago. Current is 14.1

[JoeViking245]

5 minutes ago, rlithgow1 said:

14 was released several weeks ago. Current is 14.1

At the time of the OP, there was no 14.  

[rlithgow1]

1 hour ago, JoeViking245 said:

At the time of the OP, there was no 14.  

As of august 12 there was. Hence the user saying they installed it

 

[JoeViking245]

14 minutes ago, rlithgow1 said:

As of august 12 there was. Hence the user saying they installed it

 

Yeah, saw that.  They must have gotten it early then.

 

Regardless, the seems to be resolved now. Thanks for keeping me on-my-toes.   

[rlithgow1]

50 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

Yeah, saw tha

 

Regardless, the seems to be resolved now. Thanks for keeping me on-my-toes.   

Wasn't trying to be pedantic  

[Vader]

Having the same issue too. I noticed that Big Box is taking up to 1 minute to load. It was down to about 30 seconds before 14.0. I've already disabled auto imports but that didn't effect anything.

[Maddoc1007]

Am haveing the same issue also seems to be linked to the video doesnt matter what engine is used Bigbox when startup videos are allowed somewtimes remains black no video playing just a black screen, the when it eventully opens up the first platform it starts on the video refuses to start staying grey, move to the next platform viseo plays, move back the first video that refused to play then plays.   Even this happens on a new build of Launchbox with startup video disabled first platform opens up with video grayed out not playing go to next platform video plays, go back to platform then video plays seems the video engines are not kicking in when Bigbox first launched.  Latest update 14.1