Lightroom slowdown MacBookPro M2

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April 5, 2023
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Hi all, I'm having Lightroom slow down when importing photos after switching from M1 chip to M2 chip. The mac in question is the MacBook Pro 14" 16GB 1TBSSD Does anyone have a solution?

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artursinipalu

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I haven't even started editing; it even freezes if I'm sorting the photos

Ian Lyons

Community Expert

You appear to be using a 'Window Manager' and it's using a big chunk of memory (and likely other resources). If it's a third party 'Window Manager', then try turning it off to check whether that helps with your issue. It should certainly ease your memory pressure.

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Gerzson Réti

Participating Frequently

THats the "WindowServer"? How can i turn it off?? Is it an app?

artursinipalu

Participant

Hi, I have the same laptop - MacBook Pro M2, 14", 16GB, 1TBSSD, and I have the same problem - Lightroom is slow as a snail. It starts OK, but it freezes after 40-50 RAW photos. After freezing (which takes about 10-15 sec) it works a bit, but after a few pictures, it freezes again. It is tough to work like this (especially if you have more than 1000 photos to process). If I close the Lightroom, everything starts again - the first 40 images are fast, but after that...
In addition, while the computer is frozen, other programs also do not work properly. Can anyone help please?

Ian Lyons

Community Expert

What edits are you applying to the photos. Masks, brush, spot heals, etc. The more information you can provide the better.

It would also be helpful if you upload a screenshot of the Activity Monitor 'Memory' tab when the issue next occurs. Make sure that you do NOT close LrC before capturing the screenshot. I've attached an example of what I'm asking for.

Conrad_C

Community Expert

Have you checked to see if the importing settings are the same on the new Mac, or have unintentionally changed? For example, in the Import dialog box, if Build Previews was set to Emebdded and Sidecar on the M1 Mac, and now they are set to 1:1 on the M2 Mac, it will probably take longer for an import to complete.

glennl3320626

Participant

Sounds like I have the same computer as yours and Lightroom is lagging badly. Even zooming in on an image is painfully slow. My 6 year old intel chip mac is way faster.

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Gerzson Réti

Participating Frequently

Same here on my M2 Macbook Pro with Lightroom, my 2019 intel is just the same performance....

Ian Lyons

Community Expert

You haven't mentioned where you're importing the files from (e.g. camera connected via cable, card reader, direct from disk). Likewise, you haven't mentioned what version of macOS was installed on the M1 MacBook Pro and what version is on the M2 MacBook Pro.