VLC just reads the directory the file is in, and a few sub-directories ("Subtitles", "subtitles", "Subs" and "subs" unless preferences were modified). It reads each directory once and uses quick sort to sort up to 128 candidate subtitles. None of that would account for 2 minutes delay unless the file server is really really slow.
Without logs and without ways to reproduce the problem, this bug report cannot be investigated further. ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995696 Title: VLC: slow start if folder has lots of files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/995696/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs