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[Dianne Myers]

hi, love this site thanx. have used e-sword for many years & really love it.  i think i have downloaded too many great modules & now e-sword is really slow to load. does anyone have any suggestions?

can i have my cake & eat it too?

 

[LarryG]

Hello!   There are several things that you can do to speed up eSword.

 

1]  Make sure that you have loaded in your Resource menu only those modules you will actually use.  The eSword folder can be full of modules, but only have checked those that you use.  The 'Resource Menu' is found under the 'Options' tag on the Upper Toolbar of the eSword software.

 

2]  If you do not use your Dictionaries or Commentaries, disable the verse/word links.  On both the Dictionary window and the Commentary window these link functions are indicated by a 'chain' and by an 'open book'

 

3]  Sort through your modules and see if you have duplicates, but with different names assigned to the modules.  The best way to do this is to download this software, called the eSword Library Manager.

http://www.biblesupp...ibrary-manager/

Play around with it a little and discover it's utility.  You can change the name on the tabs, place the tabes in order you want them, etc.  It's a very useful type of software tool.  If for some reason you want to actually go into a module database (to change the module's name entirely) then you can also use this tool.  http://www.biblesupp...tabase-browser/

 

4]  What I have done is generate a spare folder within the eSword program on the hard drive where I keep modules that I will not use every few weeks.  This takes them out of circulation, but they're readily available when I want them - just cut/paste back into the eSword folder.

 

5]  Also Dave Thomason has posted upon his blog  < http://www.doctordavet.com/ > how to better arrange a person eSword for maximume use.  Look in the right hand colume about half way down.

 

That's about all I can think of.

Edited by LarryG, 06 January 2014 - 12:04 AM.