Hi,
I had an issue with merge replication between 2 servers. So, I re-initialized subscription by generating new snapshot. But it took 13 hours to finish the initial load on the subscriber. Usually, I delete the replication and re-create the merge replication which take 2 -3 hours. I checked the connection speed between 2 servers. It was fast enough. Can anyone explain me what is the difference? why re-initialize take more time than the re-create?