# Re-Reading large databases on startup takes a lot of time

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-reading-large-databases-on-startup-takes-a-lot-of-time/61178
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 4, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-reading-large-databases-on-startup-takes-a-lot-of-time/61178 "2023-06-04T01:03:16Z")
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### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-reading-large-databases-on-startup-takes-a-lot-of-time/61178/2 "2023-06-04T01:54:53Z")

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Enable the library option, mp3tag will load much faster.

See here for a similar request.

> [@Reading directory faster](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-directory-faster/49165):
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> hi, i have a large collection in a folder, it take a good while for mp3tag to open it. i like to know if there is a way to speed up this process. we are talking like over 14000 files and growing. Thank You

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