Wierd Occurrance - PP Beta hogs machine when trying to import

So, while I normally drag/drop footage from an Explorer window, I decided to try using the other import features.

1. Click on bin to start import.

2. It brings up an Explorer window to find footage.

3. Select folders to impoort.

Result > Can't import folders. Can only import files.

So I decided to try the Import tab from the main interface.

1. Click Import

2. Select drive and display folders to import.

3. Select folders.

Result > Import button does not light up.

BUT

All of a sudden I hear my array churning, and the machine gets really slow. Look at task manager and Premier is using RAM like it's going out of style.  I was able to close Premier without crashing, but no clue what happened there.

Back to drag/drop from Explorer.

24.4.0. Beta (Build 1)  Windows 11 Pro