Very slow Illustrator.

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August 25, 2025
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After updates in Illustrator became so slow that it is actually no longer usable. Even after reinstalling. Some older versions are also very slow.
I have a very fast computer with a lot of memory. What can be going on?

App installs and updates

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Just how much memory is there in your computer? ANd what kind of processor and system?

How large is your file and precisely what are you doing and how slow is "very slow"?

LeonoreAuthor

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Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (2.30 GHz)

Memory: 32,0 GB (31,7 GB beschikbaar)

Memory Graphic Card: 8 GB

Windows 11

The startup of Illustrator suddenly is very slow (5 minutes)

Nearly nog possible to produce a simple chart graphic

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Do you have font management installed?

Is a printer set up in Windows? If you do not have one, please try and set it to a PDF printer

Do you have any third party plugins installed in Illustrator?

kglad

Community Expert

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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LeonoreAuthor

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Thanks!

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