Hi DJs,

here is a tricky way how to import the files into SSL or SDJ faster as normal:

The reading or analyzing which files are behind the main and sub directories
takes very long in SSL/SDJ. After all file names are in "memory" SSL/SDJ starts
importing them by reading the tag infos.

To avoid the first part of this process I create a .m3u8 file which includes all
files names with the absolute full path I want to import.

In SSL/SDJ I select "files" and select the .m3u8 file - and SSL/SDJ has the
complete list in one fast way and the reading of the tags starts immediately. :-
)

The .m3u8 file I create with e.g. a file manager (e.g. with Directory Opus,
Total Commander, etc.), I make a flat list of all files of the root directory
(which is very fast with these file commanders), copy path + file names into an
editor and save the .m3u8 file (in UTF-8 format).

If you are able to write small scripts you can e.g. create the .m3u8 files every
hour or whatever.

E.g. my directory structure runs from 1983 to 2014 and behind every year I have the release of each CD.

Finally more then 5000 directories and SSL/SDJ is very slow when reading all file names in all directories. Reason unknown. But with another software and a created .m3u8 file this process can be avoided.

You can pre-create .m3u8 files from sub-dirs (or automatically create when sub-dir content changes). And select all .m3u8 files and import them ...