# Very slowly reading directory and M3U8

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/very-slowly-reading-directory-and-m3u8/67037
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 3, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/very-slowly-reading-directory-and-m3u8/67037 "2025-01-03T20:03:16Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/very-slowly-reading-directory-and-m3u8/67037/2 "2025-01-03T20:10:43Z")

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> [@iVents](#):
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> Also reading files via a M3U8 file is very slow.

Playlists are plain text files with references to files. So if the files are read not as fast as you expect then the playlists will not speed it up.

See this thread on a discussion about loading speeds:

> [@Sluggish performance](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sluggish-performance/60293):
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> I have been noticing sluggish performance on this last build and it has gotten progressively worse. I do not see others reporting this, so maybe it has to do with my system, but other programs are not exhibiting the same "sluggishness." Basically, when I select a tract to work on it, the track highlights and everything pauses for 3-4 seconds before I can work on any field. If I click on any field during this time, nothing happens. Once this 3-4 second pause happens, I can jump to any field a…

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