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desertglow:
It takes around 10-15 minutes to load and when it finally decides to appear it's very slow responding as I navigate around it  ie click playlists, spotlight.

Freezes and I have to constantly force quite.

Searched forum bit could not find any relevant topics

Running a iMac 12.3.1 Processor 3Ghz 6 core intel i-5

JimH:
That's not normal at all.

Are your media files stored on a local drive?

Read the Logging topic on the wiki and see if you can find any long waits.  Looking for a drive that isn't there, for example.

desertglow:
Thanks for reply. My Flac files are stored on a external HD.  I'll read the wiki entries and see if there are any suggestions. Right now the darn thing doesn't even boot up -just appears in my Force Quit pane in red font with a Not Responding tag.  I'll probably try a reinstall but I'm not impressed with an app I had high hopes for.
Checked the wiki page not result with the search + "not responding". Read other topics ie slow response etc but none of the suggestions applied to JRiver's problem. Reinstralled with latest build - same problem. Restarted pc. Reinstalled with last version ie .25. restarted PC.  Same. problem. Activity moniter has Media Centre chewing up my CPU at 98.5 %. Cannot find any trace of previous library meant to be at
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/J River/Media Center 19/Library

In fact no Library subfolder in Username folder.
Had to use Force quit . Copied a crash report.

Perhaps this will help. Any assistance genuinely appreciated.

blgentry:

--- Quote from: desertglow on December 10, 2022, 01:06:24 am ---I'll probably try a reinstall but I'm not impressed with an app I had high hopes for
--- End quote ---

If you haven't heard of MC until recently I can understand why you might not have high confidence in it.  I had literally never heard of the product or company until I started researching players that could play a FLAC file on a Mac.  I *almost* didn't try MC because I mistakenly thought the Mac version was "beta" or something.  I'm SO GLAD I TRIED IT!

It's been 8 years now and 10 major versions of MC.  MC is a VERY solid player.  It's arguably the most sophisticated Media player and Library Manager available for Mac.  I hope you decide to stick with it.  It's capabilities are impressive.


--- Quote ---Restarted pc.
--- End quote ---

You're not running this on a hackintosh are you?  I ask because you keep saying "pc".  If that's just what you say for "computer" then I understand.  But if you're running a hackintosh things might get weird.


--- Quote ---Cannot find any trace of previous library meant to be at
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/J River/Media Center 19/Library
--- End quote ---

Media Center version 19 is more than 8 years old.  Did you have that installed on this same computer at one time?  I don't understand the reference to version 19.


--- Quote ---In fact no Library subfolder in Username folder.
--- End quote ---

Finder hides the Library folder inside your user folder.  You can show all hidden files in Finder with <command><shift><period> .  Then your Library folder will be visible and you can double click to open it.

I read something in a thread a few days ago that might apply:  Some people have had trouble getting version 30 to run unless they installed a previous version (like MC28) first.  Try installing and running 28.  Then try 30 again.

Here's a link to the last version of MC28 for Mac:

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,132366.0.html

Best of luck.

Brian.

desertglow:
Thanks, appreciate your thorough reply.
I'm on an iMac.
Will go from scratch ie 28 and see what develops. Trust your claims attesting to the player's usual reliability are legit.

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