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Been trying to find a solution on forums but couldn't so opted to post it here:   - LrC is memory usage ~74gb (has exceeded 80gb at times as well) - LrC still working but quite slow (basic edits are even taking time) - Completely erased MacOS and installed a fresh copy of Sonoma 14.6.1 (current version), and only softwares I have installed are LrC and Outlook at present besides the default apps and software - Have also tried to upgrade MacOS to Sequoia Beta 15.1, but even that did not make any difference, hence decided to erase MacOS and installed the fresh Sonoma as noted above See attached screenshot from Activity Monitor.      Questions: Is this normal (in the nearly decade of LrC usage, I have not quite experiecned anything like this) Can this be fixed? Please share a solution       LrC system information:   Lightroom Classic version: 13.5.1 [ 202408271704-d15d09cd ] License: Creative Cloud Language setting: en-US Operating system: Mac OS 14 Version: 14.6.1 [23G93] Application architecture: arm64 Logical processor count: 12 Processor speed: NA SqLite Version: 3.36.0 Power Source: Battery, 48% Built-in memory: 16,384.0 MB Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 1,493.0MB / 10,922.6MB (13%) Real memory available to Lightroom: 16,384.0 MB Real memory used by Lightroom: 2,960.3 MB (18.0%) Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 770,354.4 MB Memory cache size: 325.5MB Internal Camera Raw version: 16.5 [ 1954 ] Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5 Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2 Camera Raw virtual memory: 2198MB / 8191MB (26%) Camera Raw real memory: 3348MB / 16384MB (20%) Cache1: Final1- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, 9AC4EAA4-95DE-41C0-BB2E-E0795DF653C1.dng Final2- RAM:262.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, A7405654.dng Final3- RAM:254.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, A7405655.dng Final4- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, A01558D5-0DB9-4426-A425-E4B23BFF6DCB.dng Final5- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, 27E33840-AE11-4A23-80D8-835782CA0B09.dng Final6- RAM:254.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, A7405653.dng Final7- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, EE21E084-B50F-4917-8EFD-DEB6EEB8D930.dng Final8- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, 86EB40A9-A88D-49E4-B80D-068DC83474EE.dng Final9- RAM:35.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, 362DCEBA-C238-4058-B2A6-AD1FD5276DA1.dng NT- RAM:980.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:980.0MB Cache2: m:325.5MB, n:1,310.6MB U-main: 139.0MB Standard Preview Size: 3456 pixels Displays: 1) 3456x2234 Graphics Processor Info: Metal: Apple M2 Pro Init State: GPU for Export supported by default User Preference: Auto Enable HDR in Library: OFF Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic Library Path: /Volumes/Lightroom/Lightroom Catalogs/Hasan/Original Catalogue-v13-3.lrcat Settings Folder: /Users/hasansheikh/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom Installed Plugins: 1) AdobeStock 2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in 3) Flickr 4) Nikon Tether Plugin Config.lua flags:     ... View more

Hi Jim, did my question makes sense? Would really appreciate your input. thanks ... View more

Hi SimLft​, when you say deleting the photos also deleted them from the PC, was it the originals that got deleted or just the copy of the originals LRCC creates? Is there a way to access the copy of images LRCC creates on a Mac? ... View more

Hi Jim, I had not synced my images to the cloud yet while using the LRCC trial, which has now expired. Is there a way I can access all my edits in the LR Classic CC? You mentioned by signing in I can access the LRCC edits, but since my photos had not been uploaded onto the cloud, these are not available in the LR Classic CC automatically as yet. ... View more

Thanks for the quick reply. I was referring to the original images stored on the hard drive. I was not aware that LRCC only manages a copy of the original images. I am trying to use to sort out all the images I take before starting to editing them i.e. import them into LRCC, go through the images I do not need, and then delete them. Can this be done in LRCC? Or, is LR Classic CC more suited for this purpose? ... View more

Hi, I have recently started using Lightroom CC. I flagged a bunch of photos I did not want to keep as "x" and permanently deleted them. When I go back to the folder on my Mac, I can still see them there. I thought by permanently deleting them, the photos will get removed from the local disk as well. Is there anything that I am missing? P.S. I have been using a trial version of Lightroom CC and the trial has now expired. I would like to try out the Lightroom Classic CC before I decide to buy either of them. Is there a way I can import my photo albums etc and edited photos from Lightroom CC into Lightroom Classic CC? ... View more