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February 8, 2021
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Building smart objects and previews freeze the computer!

  • February 8, 2021
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Building smart objects and previews freeze the computer(Mac mini m1). It is logging so much during the process, so it's very hard to use any other apps. It is lagging so much, so it's even hard to move from one screen to another screen.

 

I talked with Adobe technical support. They suggest me not use any other apps during Lightroom building smart objects and previews. They told me that's how it works, which is nonsense. I am a wedding photographer I import thousands of thousands of photos a month. It usually takes a couple of hours to build smart objects and previews.

 

Do you guys any solutions how to prevent lights from using all the CPUs power?

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Ian Lyons
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2021

I  supect you mean smart previews rather than smart objects.

 

Does you Mac mini M1 have 8GB or 16GB?

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
February 8, 2021

When LR freezes, the first thing to try is resetting the preferences and/or disabling GPU:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"