The time to delete an entry in the library is too long.

[NeymanDmitry]

JabRef version

Latest development branch build (please note build date below)

Operating system

GNU / Linux

Details on version and operating system

Ubuntu 24.04, JabRef 6.0-alpha.27--2025-04-30--8ddb985 Linux 6.11.0-24-generic amd64 Java 24.0.1 JavaFX 24+29

Checked with the latest development build (copy version output from About dialog)

• [x] I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• [x] I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

With a fairly large library (more than 17,000 elements), in the latest versions of the program there is a strong delay when deleting any entries.

You have to wait about 20 seconds until confirmation about deleting related files appears.

Appendix

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[Zurtar]

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[Zurtar]

@NeymanDmitry I can't seem to reproduce the issue. Can you confirm the steps you took before you noticed the delay and that the delay is happening before the confirmation prompt pops up.

[NeymanDmitry]

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ac6668aa-f04b-4822-acf3-81fc65c16dfe

[NeymanDmitry]

@NeymanDmitry I can't seem to reproduce the issue. Can you confirm the steps you took before you noticed the delay and that the delay is happening before the confirmation prompt pops up.

This time delay is for deleting the library entry, not the attached files. So it happens before the confirmation message you provide to delete the files.

[koppor]

One can generate a large .bib file using https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/main/scripts/bib-file-generator.py

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