Import speeds suddenly slowed down

I was using Lightroom 4.4 Windows 64bit this morning to import photos.
I'd set off two batches of a hundered or so, one after the other and they both ran fne. I then switched to a different cataog, about 12000 files smaller, and tried to set off another import to a similar location with similar settings, of about 200 photos.This time the import took about 45 minutes, far longer than it ever has or should be.
This afternoon, I switched back to my usual catalog and tried to import 630 images (a big one I know), and that's taken over an hour to import 300! I don't know what has brought this sudden derease in import times, but would really like to know and how it can be fixed.
Cheers,
Alex

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