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eje2798
eje2798
Participant
July 28, 2025
Question

Lagging Library & Slow Performance Despite Smaller Catalogs

  • July 28, 2025
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Hi, 

My lightroom has been running extremely slowly for a while now and I cannot seem to find the cause. There is a delay to almost everything I do in the software now which makes even culling a dreadful job as the time is almost doubled waiting for the library to catch up. I have divided my catalogs up into smaller sizes to try and alleviate the issue but the problem persists. If my Windows PC is struggling I would love to know what the major cause is and what I should look at to upgrade it.


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4 replies

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
July 29, 2025

As an experiment, try turning off your anti-virus software.

johnrellis
johnrellis
Legend
July 28, 2025

"Displays: 1) 3840x2160

DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (32.0.15.7700)
User Preference: Off"
 
You've got a 4K display but the GPU is turned off.  Set Preferences > Performance > Use Graphics Processor to Auto and verify it says "Your system automatically supports full acceleration".
 
If that doesn't help, work through the good resources Bill posted.
    eje2798
    eje2798Author
    Participant
    July 28, 2025

    Thanks for the reply!

    I normally have the GPU acceleration on auto, but i'd read a thread recently that said that I should try turning it off. It made very little difference.

     

    I've done all the steps in the resource that Bill posted. Have done so before, only thing I have changed is that i've expanded the cache from 60GB to 100GB. It's slightly better but not as fast as it should feel.

    B
    Community Expert
    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2025

    I searched for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.   The suggestion came back that it is an older GPU that is optimized for HD, not 4K.   The readout you provided didn't specify the CPU.   It might be that, in the world of graphics, your computer is begining to show some age.   We never like it when that happens, but it does.  

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    Community Expert
    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2025

    There is also another video and a list of suggestions here:  https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html

    B
    Community Expert
    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2025

    Adobe's "Worldwide Evangelist", Terry White, has a recent video that reviews Lightroom Classic performance improvements.   Please see if any of it helps your system.  

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE64rgsKtN4

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