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Well, I looked everywhere, and it seems the $cef$ folder hasn’t been implemented in version 10 yet. Clearing the cache from the configuration menu didn’t help either.

I noticed that, out of the five accounts I have in The Bat!, only the Inbox folder of one account was causing issues — specifically, the one with the largest number of emails (around 30K, in case that matters). In the end, I created a new account for that Gmail address so a new Inbox would be generated, and so far, it hasn’t caused any problems.

It'd be good to know when this issue is solved in version 12 because I might consider to upgrade.
02 June 2026 22:31:13, RangoX.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58726/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58726/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:31:13 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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RangoX wrote:
I'm also feeling this delay for a few weeks now. It seems to me that only HTML emails are affected, for example, emails from eBay. Very annoying and  only happening lately. Anyway, I can't find any $cef$ folder. Using version 10.5.4
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I observed that the delays caused by history can happen with the alternative HTML viewer as well, albeit not as pronounced. But the combo of history and CEF can be brutal...

The cache folder for CEF could be somewhere else in v10, or differently called, I wasn't paying attention back then. In v11 and v12 it is in the mail directory, folder called "$cef$", subfolder "Cache". Also check the installation folder in "Program Files" or wherever TB is installed.

If you find it, try moving the contents somewhere else first to be on the safe side, as I haven't tried this in v10.
27 May 2026 11:59:28, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58705/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58705/ Wed, 27 May 2026 11:59:28 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I'm also feeling this delay for a few weeks now. It seems to me that only HTML emails are affected, for example, emails from eBay. Very annoying and  only happening lately. Anyway, I can't find any $cef$ folder. Using version 10.5.4
26 May 2026 06:01:34, RangoX.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58702/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58702/ Tue, 26 May 2026 06:01:34 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
Anyway, since you posted this I reintroduced CEF into TB, and first impressions are that history is another major part in solving the slowdown issues. Waiting to see whether TB will leave orphan CEF processes in the background after closing, now that I disabled history monitoring altogether. These can cause major slowdowns if not killed manually before starting TB again.
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It's been almost a month now of using TB with history tracking turned off and CEF turned back on, and I can confidently say that history was a major cause for slowdowns when viewing messages, even more than the CEF cache. I was about to report that, after disabling it, I had no instances of orphan CEF processes, but it happened yesterday... and only once. Before it was a daily occurrence.

It's kind of strange since I had the history set up to only track outgoing messages, but it seems that all folders were being scanned anyway.

Apparently, the history tracker would delay the viewing of messages so much that CEF processes would crash. Yes, CEF is a bit slower than the alternative HTML message viewer, but now we're talking in milliseconds, not seconds or minutes.


24 May 2026 19:15:32, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58695/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58695/ Sun, 24 May 2026 19:15:32 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Markus wrote:
Quote Miloš Radovanović  wrote:I found that manually clearing the CEF browser cache helps a lot with such slowdowns:   https://www.ritlabs.com/en/auth-forums/forum4/topic16681/

I know because I was partly in the discussion. But that was to inconvenient.
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Oh yes, you were the one with 1.4GB of accumulated cache :D


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Markus wrote:
Quote Miloš Radovanović  wrote:Relatively recently I gave up on CEF altogether and use TB with the /ForceNoCEF command-line option.

Great, Thanks.
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Forgot to mention, the alternative viewer has the mouse scrollwheel and clunky sidebar issues: https://www.ritlabs.com/en/auth-forums/forum4/topic16697/

But I mostly use the trackpad.


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Markus wrote:
BTW: I didn't get email notifications allthough I'm subscribed.
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I never get them.

Anyway, since you posted this I reintroduced CEF into TB, and first impressions are that history is another major part in solving the slowdown issues. Waiting to see whether TB will leave orphan CEF processes in the background after closing, now that I disabled history monitoring altogether. These can cause major slowdowns if not killed manually before starting TB again.
28 April 2026 14:06:49, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58635/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58635/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:06:49 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
This is useful information, thanks for letting us know. Please also notify support using the link above, as this is something that should perform instantly on today's computers.

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Done


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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
I found that manually clearing the CEF browser cache helps a lot with such slowdowns:  https://www.ritlabs.com/en/auth-forums/forum4/topic16681/

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I know because I was partly in the discussion. But that was to inconvenient.


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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
Relatively recently I gave up on CEF altogether and use TB with the /ForceNoCEF command-line option.
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Great, Thanks.

BTW: I didn't get email notifications allthough I'm subscribed.
28 April 2026 13:06:16, Markus.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58634/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58634/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:06:16 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
This is useful information, thanks for letting us know. Please also notify support using the link above, as this is something that should perform instantly on today's computers.

I found that manually clearing the CEF browser cache helps a lot with such slowdowns: https://www.ritlabs.com/en/auth-forums/forum4/topic16681/

Relatively recently I gave up on CEF altogether and use TB with the /ForceNoCEF command-line option. Rendering of HTML messages is a bit uglier and clunkier, but the speed and responsiveness have gone WAY up.
26 April 2026 20:32:05, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58627/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58627/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:32:05 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
The programme responds with delays lasting several seconds when new unread emails are clicked on. This is particularly noticeable when a large number of new emails (e.g. 100 after an absence) have arrived.

If the two highlighted options are disabled, the delay disappears.
However, monitoring is not enabled!

https://mega.nz/file/CJoBXY6B#QCAxnQDhOSsKlfsFFKl2QjVA4a0zVFecqAnbwjVkF1o

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26 April 2026 15:55:25, Markus.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58626/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic16735/message58626/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:55:25 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client