Photoshop CC startup slow (much harddisk access)

Hello @ all!
I noticed the new photoshop cc starts very slow. After it is startet I have much harddisk access for approx. 30 seconds. In the CS6-version I don't noticed a problem like this.

Photoshop starts up faster on my PC than on any other PC I've ever come across, so, NO, that is not the problem No, I'm telling you, when it scans presets it is going through those 550 png's in that Tree folder. It's not hard to understand, it's doing it every time I start up Photoshop. I have many other presets added and have been since CS4 and those donnot slow startup down in the slightest.
This is not some sort of 'per-system-anomaly'. There is no AV software or other services running. The PC is blazing fast. When I drag and drop the Tree preset out of the folder, PS starts up in a snap. When I drag and drop it back in the Deco folder, it again slows down at "Scanning for presets". It is not a system specific thing as you make it sound. Most people might not even notice though, but my programs need to run smooth and streamlined, and perhaps adding 550 separate images is not the best way to go about things, just saying.
It's OK though, I have fixed this locally. It's not like Adobe or Photoshop is infallible, so there is no need to defend it on principle. I know it's a great program, that's why I use it. But when a new preset causes a startup lag then it needs to be noted.

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