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Inspiring
July 28, 2018
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Lightroom Classic CC not responding in windows 10

  • July 28, 2018
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I've been having lots of problems running Lightroom Classic CC, it's slow, takes minutes to show my editings, does 'not respond' so many times, that editing a photo has become an ordeal. Try to get help from Adobe customer service but it's impossible to get a hold on them. What a nightmare! What a disappointment!

Is anybody there who can help me?

Thank you

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jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 3, 2018

Hi Regina, did you get your not responding issue resolved? If not you could try the resolution at Re: Lightroom CC Classic not Responding , otherwise, I'm not sure if possibly RVDWP might be able to assist you.

Please let us know how it turns out

Regards

JG

Inspiring
September 6, 2018

Hi JG,

No, I'm still having problems ith LR - 'not responding' and now going very

slow on the editing.

I'm going to try that link you sent to me, and I'll let you know.

Thank you so much.

Regina

On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 5:10 PM, jacquelingphoto2017 <

CMass
Legend
September 17, 2018

jacquelingphoto2017​ thank you for the suggestion! Regina M.​ was this able to resolve the issue?

- Carissa

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 22, 2018

Hi Regina,

Did you get a fix for your Lightroom issue? If not, there should be a new update release available. If you have not done so as yet, try updating and let us know if there's any improvement.

Best wishes

JG

Inspiring
August 24, 2018

Good morning JG!

No, unfortunately I still have problems with LR, I downloaded the new version, and it's the same. I am starting thinking I'm going to have to find another photo editor...

Have a great day.

Regina

CMass
Legend
August 27, 2018

Regina M.

I'm sorry the update didn't resolve the issue. I've reached out with a request from our engineering team via DM.

^ Carissa

CMass
Legend
August 15, 2018

Hi Regina,

Checking in see how everything was going! I see you followed the steps Axel suggested. Let us know if there was any change in behavior once you start up Lightroom.

For the log created by the tool, can you share it via Dropbox, Google Drive, or Creative Cloud link here?

In regards to the catalogs, are those the copies Axel asked you to create as a backup?

^Carissa

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 15, 2018

Hi Carissa

Thank you for the follow-up.

Regards

JG

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 10, 2018

Hi Regina,

I've gathered some information that might help to diagnose the real issue. Adobe Engineering /QE developed logger tools that can be used by customers to collect data on their system which can then be shared with Adobe. When the logger is run it will collect a bunch of mainly hidden logs that QE can use to identify possible bugs. The logger tool can be accessed from this page Log Collector Tool

I hope this helps

Best wishes

JG

Inspiring
August 14, 2018

Hi JG,

I've just downloaded the Log Collector Tool, and now what do I do? I'm not sure what is the next step

Thank you,

Regina

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 14, 2018

Hi Regina

I've requested the e-mail address for you to send the logged info to. In the mean time you can read-up on the instructions at Log Collector Tool. If there's anything further for you to know I'll update you when I post the address.

Regards

JG

CMass
Legend
August 9, 2018

Hi Regina

I'm so sorry you are having such a difficult time resolving this issue. I believe Axel is leading you in the right direction.

Sometimes poor performance is indicative of an issue during the install of the previous version. Having already checked GPU and Preferences that is where I would go next.

  • Restart Computer
  • Uninstall Lightroom from the Creative Cloud App
  • Restart Computer
  • Before running any other software, reinstall Lightroom from the Creative Cloud App
  • Launch Lightroom
  • Wait 5 minutes

Let us know if there is any change in behavior!

Best,

Carissa

Inspiring
August 9, 2018

Thank you Carissa. I'm going to try it and I'll let you guys know.

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 30, 2018

I've received word from my product manager. This is what he as asked me to suggest for troubleshooting: that you "work in Lightroom while simultaneously having the Task manager up to see if something else is grabbing the CPU intermittently during these “not responding” moments.." He has also suggested that you take a look at this optimization link below:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.htmlhttps://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html

As you do, reflect on the available resource you have, and make a comparison to see if it is possible that based on the suggestions in this link, if there's need to make adjustments to increase the available speed and size of the relevant hardware. Please let us know your thoughts after following these suggestions.

JG

Inspiring
July 31, 2018

Hello JG,

I'm going to follow your instructions, and will let you know what happens, okay?

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 30, 2018

Your Question is now sent to the Lightroom forum. You should be better assisted there.

Best regards

JG

Inspiring
August 9, 2018

I thought I had posted my question into LR forum. How do I get there?

I'm so disappointed, I can't use LR and I am paying for it

Nothing seems to help.

On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 3:53 PM, jacquelingphoto2017 <

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 9, 2018

We appreciate your patience. I'm trying to get some assistance for you.

cmgap
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 30, 2018

Do you have antivirus software running? If yes, try quitting or deselecting Lightroom from the continuous scan mode and see if that makes a difference.

jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 30, 2018

Regina has only "Windows Defender". That should not affect the operation of the software after startup. In my opinion, her resource seem ok. I do not know how effective the "Windows Defender" is since I also use a virus protection on my computer. That was recommended by my personal technician some years back. The kind of behavior described, is typical of low resource that can be created by viruses; otherwise the software itself. I would not want to recommend virus protection installation except we exhaust all other options. I'm trying to get more information.

dj_paige
Legend
July 29, 2018

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Regina+M.  wrote

I've been having lots of problems running Lightroom Classic CC, it's slow, takes minutes to show my editings, does 'not respond' so many times, that editing a photo has become an ordeal. Try to get help from Adobe customer service but it's impossible to get a hold on them. What a nightmare! What a disappointment!

Are you doing a lot of brushing and/or a lot of spot healing on your photos?

Inspiring
July 29, 2018

Not a lot, but same yes.

AxelMatt
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 29, 2018

Please try to deactivate the GPU support. This may help to solve several problems.

Adobe Lightroom GPU Troubleshooting and FAQ

Do you installed the latest version of Lightroom? It's version 7.4 at the moment.

Is you system up-to-date?

Which hardware do you use, esp. how much RAM, free disk space?

On which drive Lightroom is installed and on which drive you have save your pictures?

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
Inspiring
July 30, 2018

Hello Axel,

I followed the link you sent to me but nothing of that is happening when I use Lightroom, I don't think that should be the problem then.

Answering your questions:

Yes, I have the latest Lightroom version.

Yes, the system is up to date.

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable)

64-bit operating system

used space: 177 GB

free space: 297 GB

available virtual memory 4.81 GB

Lightroom is installed on the Local Disc, and my pictures are saved in an external drive.

Thank you,

Regina