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June 10, 2019
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Dreamweaver is unbelievably laggy and slow

  • June 10, 2019
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I use the 2019 version. A few days ago, whenever I tabbed back into Dreamweaver or did or typed anything inside of it, it would lag and stutter for around 10 seconds.

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Ok that's helpful.  I also use WAMP server .   Can we assume Wamp server is launched & all Apache processes are running with a green icon in your taskbar?

    Have you defined the local testing server in DW and specified the server model as PHP/MySQL?  See screenshots.

    Basic tab:

    Advanced tab:

    Finally,  I highly recommend going into Preferences and turning off Real-Time Preview.  You don't need it with a localhost.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    June 10, 2019

    Which operating system?

    Can you tell us more about your set-up?  For example, do you keep local site folder on your primary hard drive or externals?  Do you mainly work with static HTML or server-side code?  How many files in your site?

    Is Enable Cache disabled in your site definition settings? See screenshot.

    Are yo working with valid code?

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    CooperDooped
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    June 10, 2019

    I'm running Windows 10 Pro x64.

    I use MAMP, so I modify the localhost directory with PHP and HTML, but Dreamweaver doesn't make a connection with anything.

    Not that many files, maybe 30-50.

    And I do have Enable Cache enabled there.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 10, 2019

    Ok that's helpful.  I also use WAMP server .   Can we assume Wamp server is launched & all Apache processes are running with a green icon in your taskbar?

    Have you defined the local testing server in DW and specified the server model as PHP/MySQL?  See screenshots.

    Basic tab:

    Advanced tab:

    Finally,  I highly recommend going into Preferences and turning off Real-Time Preview.  You don't need it with a localhost.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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