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Participating Frequently
Oct 6, 2025 2:03 AM UTC
Question

Lightroom Classic - 3 Minutes to startup

So, I've spent the last few days cleaning my computer. I uninstalled and reinstalled Lightroom Classic last night. There is 32 GB of RAM to work with, the program is running on a SSD, and my video card has 6 GB available.  I just started LR Classic and had to wait three minutes for my smallest database to load. Come on Adobe - you can do better. Your user survey asked about new features when the old features take forever to load. Help!

 

 

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Community Manager
Oct 17, 2025 7:30 PM UTC

Hi @TyroneMan!

Just checking in to see if you're still running into that issue. Let me know when you get a chance!
Thanks so much,
Alek

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dj_paige
Legend
Oct 6, 2025 9:57 AM UTC

Something on your PC is interfering with the normal LrC startup. This isn't a RAM issue or a SSD issue. One possibility is that the antivirus has been misconfigured and now is scanning your LrC catalog for viruses — most antivirus programs let you indicate which folders or files should never be scanned. Please check this, or turn off the antivirus temporarily to see if that makes a difference.

 

Also, LrC plugins can also affect startup. Please try disabling all plugins to see if the problem improves.

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TyroneManAuthor
Participating Frequently
Oct 7, 2025 11:04 PM UTC

I protected the DB files from being scanned on startup. It helped a bit, but still slow.

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DdeGannes
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 8, 2025 2:00 AM UTC

You indicate that you protected the DB files from scanning. What are you refering to, be specific.

 

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Regards, Denis: Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.4 PS 27.8;