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Bigwig9010380
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October 16, 2024
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InDesign 2025 SLOW

  • October 16, 2024
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Just started using ID 2025 this morning and I'm noticing a LOT of lag time with pretty much any activity. I'm running a Mac Studio with an M2 Ultra, so it's not my computer. I've tried some simple troubleshooting but it is simply not responding like ID 2024. Help!

    Correct answer Mike Witherell

    Here is a thorough compendium of InDesign troubleshooting.

    This allows you to try multiple ideas to solve your slow-down problems (which can be caused by many different things).

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    aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
    aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
    Legend
    October 22, 2024

    Yes, I confirm the problem. Indesign 2025 is extremely slow. With every click, every mouse movement, eas with text editing, the beach ball always comes! I work with the quick view so that it is halfway bearable. But this is not a solution in the long run. Rebuilt the preferences doesn't work for me! Should i now reinstall ID and waste my time for an Adobe Problem?!

    PLEASE UPDATE SO THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, THANK YOU!!

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      mladen_1931
      Participant
      October 22, 2024

      It's the same for me, now I installed beta version 20.1 and it works much better

       

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        mabela001
        Known Participant
        October 29, 2024

        I don't see 20.1 available. Is that a beta version?

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          DiogoM07
          Participant
          October 22, 2024

          Same happening to me. Mac Studio M2 Max.

          I have rebuilt preferences but the lag continues.. Impossible to work like this.

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            Bruno21902985df41
            Participant
            November 19, 2024

            Same issues same computer. When can we expect a fix?

              Barb Binder
              Community Expert
              Barb BinderCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              October 16, 2024

              Hi @Bigwig9010380:

               

              I'd start by rebuilding preferences:
              https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

               

              If that doesn't work, I would just go back to the version you were working on before the update. It's usually a good idea not to update to a .0 release. Let someone else go through this pain and report the issues and update again after it the .1 release is out.

               

              Also, you may not know this, but you can have more than one version installed on your computer. I keep old versions installed so I can answer questions on them here, but also because I delay moving my layout work to a new version until I'm convinced it will be stable. 

               

              ~Barb

              ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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                e__z
                Participating Frequently
                November 27, 2024

                Hello @Abhishek Rao

                I have followed the various instructions to increase the performance of InDesign and have also turned off the contextual taskbar and auto-preflights but I still have — even after the first updates of the 2025 version — this lag effect, where it takes a while until a text block or a text part is selected or the scroll in the paragraph format window reacts. It's as if every time I click something, it wants to check it before I can execute it. After the “Reset Preference on Quit” according to the instructions, I was able to see an improvement in performance, but after half a day of working in Indesign I had the same problems again. It doesn't make sense to perform this reset every time because the settings would have to be adjusted again. I'm currently working with small files and on a Mac with m4 max and 128 GB RAM. Something is wrong with the performance. Can you help me?

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                  e__z
                  Participating Frequently
                  November 28, 2024

                  It's not a plugin--it's a Mac utility.

                   


                  Thanks Dave, this or something similar is not installed either. The hardware is also freshly set up. Could it have something to do with the new function for importing user settings?

                  Abhishek Rao
                  Community Manager
                  Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
                  Community Manager
                  October 16, 2024

                  Hi @bigwig8566560,

                   

                  I completely understand your frustration with the slow performance of InDesign. It can be really challenging when the software doesn't run as smoothly as we expect. To assist you better, could you please share the version of InDesign you're currently using and details about your operating system?

                   

                  Additionally, if possible, could you drop a screen recording demonstrating the issue? This can help us identify the problem more effectively.

                   

                  In the meantime, I recommend checking out these helpful resources for tips on improving performance: Improving InDesign Performance and InDesign Slow Performance Solutions.

                   

                  Thank you, and I'm here to help!

                   

                  Best, 

                  Abhishek Rao

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                  artspower@aol.com
                  Participant
                  November 2, 2024

                  Just completed a 216 page book in InDesign 2025 - runs terribly slow on my M1 Mini with 32 ggs of ram - simply terrible - I deleted the updated version but found I couldn't open my project in the previous versioin so now I am stuck with this ridiculous InDesign version that runs terribly, Adobe - will you fix this SOON!!!!! There are other issues with this siftware ad I have adapted to them with work arounds but this I CANNOT TOLERATE - but where can I go????

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