Speed of scraping pdfs

sdspieg
Can anybody help me troubleshoot why some translators seem to work so slowly with pdfs ? I have noticed that even after all citations have been scraped (andso I have seen them first appear in the boxes and then disappear again), it still takes a long time before I can use Zotero again. Is that because it takes longer to enter or attach them to the sqlite-database? And is there anything we can do to make that process run more smoothly?
FYI - I run Zotero (either standalone or Firefox - this problem is the same for both) under Windows; my zotero.sqlite file now is almost 500MB; and I have 7.5 GB in my storage. Yes, I use Zotero very intensively :).
  • adamsmith
    It might be worth it to set indexing to 0 while you're importing and then to re-index the entire database occasionally. Depends on your workflow. Also, as your index grows, adding to that index takes more time.
  • sdspieg
    Thanks Sebastian - sounds like a good idea. I'll try. But so and that is the only possible culprit?

    BTW - is there ANY way to somehow identify the moment at which everything is done and zotero is ready for business again? Other than through trial and error that is?
  • adamsmith
    it's not necessarily the _only_ culprit - Zotero also has to download the PDF, and how fast that is depends on a number of things - but it should speed things up quite a bit.
    BTW - is there ANY way to somehow identify the moment at which everything is done and zotero is ready for business again? Other than through trial and error that is?
    that's an OS question - in Ubuntu Linux, e.g., windows are darker when they're non-responsive, I think Mac has something similar. I don't know about Windows.
  • sdspieg
    edited September 24, 2012
    Worked like a charm. No need to wait 4-5 minutes now after adding 100 references! Thanks much.

    And I will look into how to find out that processes have become irresponsive under windows. Thanks again!
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