Two operations at a time
To keep your computer responsive, NativeActions runs up to two file operations at the same time for each Windows user. A third one waits and shows “Waiting for another operation to finish” until a slot is free. It then starts by itself.
What you can do
- Let it wait. A waiting operation keeps your selection and starts by itself when a slot is free.
- Cancel an operation you no longer need from its progress window. Originals stay unchanged.
- For very large batches, select fewer files at a time so each operation finishes sooner.
When an operation is slow
Large videos, high-resolution images and target-size compression take the most time; compressing to a size can encode a file several times to find the best quality that fits. Files that are still downloading from OneDrive also wait for the download. Keep the computer plugged in for long jobs.
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