archlingo Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 hello, HUNDREDS of add-ons and plug-ins extremely slow down the loading time of my paint.net. Many of these I never loaded being exactly informed about their content. This is, e.g., the case with the effect "photo.../Foto" However, there is no dll or exe with that name in the whole data set and the programmers do not betray the user how to deinstall their unusable programs. At a page about installing addons/plugins there is neither the desired impressum not an hint for deinstalling. It is a pity! Any help welcome and I bet I am not the only one archlingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 When looking at the Effects or Adjustments menu and you see a little, green puzzle piece () you can uninstall that plugin by deleting the file shown in the tool tip (pointed to by the red arrow below): Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 What version of Paint.NET are you using? Make sure you're using the latest version. I massively optimized plugin loading awhile back Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 7 hours ago, archlingo said: Many of these I never loaded being exactly informed about their content. Sometimes a Plugin author will not give you the 'individual' .dlls, instead installing a bunch automatically. Like in Curtis Black's Plugins: in order to get rid of one, you have to remove his effects: Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archlingo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 4/17/2022 at 9:44 AM, BoltBait said: When looking at the Effects or Adjustments menu and you see a little, green puzzle piece () you can uninstall that plugin by deleting the file shown in the tool tip (pointed to by the red arrow below): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archlingo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 This is true but the easy case and not solving my question, in which case the dll notification does NOT appear. Again, in my "Photo/Foto case even the term does not appear in in the whole source, even seeking with AgentRansack. archlingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archlingo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 hello, Pixey, thanks for the half-clarification, but of no help here, because e.g., the sub-term "portrait" does not appear anywhere in the sources. archlingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, archlingo said: e.g., the sub-term "portrait" does not appear anywhere in the sources. If you're referring to the Soften Portrait effect, it is not a plugin and can not be removed. 1 Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardneh Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 You can rename the Effects folder to OldEffects, make a new Effects folder and copy over only the plugins that you actually want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Some Plugins are 'built in' to paint.net and can't be removed: 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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