Catalog Size (PE6)

Is there a limit to the size of the catalog in PE6. My Catalog is approaching 178 MB and thumbs cache is nearing 1.5GB.
The Organizer Keyword mapping function is responding very sluggish even after performed a Catalog repair and optimazition.
Any suggestions on a fix?

No, there isn't any limit on catalog size. Depending upon the number of assets in catalog, size of catalog keeps on growing.
Just curious to know following-
- As thumbs cache size is 1.5 GB, how may assets do you have in catalog?
- How come, catalog size is 178 mb and thumbs cache size is 1.5 GB (I guess catalog size you mentioned is for catalog.pse6db file only)?
~Andromeda

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