Quote - Closing as many folders as possible before shutting down Poser was one of their recommendations to me.  The other main one was to turn off indexing.
I have to admit that I really love the renders I've been getting out of P8.  Its render engine produces excellent results in very fast time.

I do not know why,   but closing files before a render does seem to speed the process a bit more.

And the improved lighting in P8 is totally AWESOME..!!