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LR classic 14.4 extremly slow since last update

  • July 23, 2025
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Dear Adobe Team,

 

despite having followed some recent tipps (like deleting preferences in the library, deleting cache, changing the performance settings, deactivating modules etc.) my Lightroom Classic V14.4 is working very very slowly in the developer module: going to the next image is lacking performance and is delayed, copying the image settings to the clipboard is delayed 2-3 seconds...

 

All this happened directly after updating from the previous version befor 14.4.

My hardware was not changed in between, catalog was/is the same etc.

 

Working on a Mac Studio M1 with 64GB Ram OS Sequioa 15.5, just one display.

LR classic 14.4

 

It would be super nice if there would be a more helpful tipp or update to get back to the previous performance.

 

Best regards 

Jan

    Correct answer Jan30114387580s

    Some news.

    Following the post from Claus5E1D - rolling back to a former LR version - I gave it a try and _ oh WONDER _ old performance is back now! 

    I rolled back to LR 14.3.1 and all the slow downs and issues have been gone, performance is good, no waiting for a preview, no time consuming lack while switching to the next picture, no waiting for the context menu to show up.

    I tried different methods to bring back performace, but only rolling back worked for me.

     

    So with that in mind I would say that the performance problem came with the LR update to 14.4.

     

    Please Adobe, it would be nice if all the performance issues will be erased with the next big update. But having my work in focus, I stay as long as possible with LR 14.3.1...

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    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    July 23, 2025

    Are you applying Denoise to batches of photos, or have you enabled Catalog Settings > Metadata > Automatically Write Changes Into XMP?

    Ian Lyons
    Community Expert
    Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 23, 2025

    Please, provide your System Info. You can obtain this from the LrC Help > System Info menu item. Use the Copy button at top right corner of System Info dialog to capture the info, then paste into your reply to this thread.

    nikunj.m
    nikunj.m
    Legend
    July 23, 2025

    Hi, thanks for reaching out, and we're sorry about the trouble!

    You mentioned you've tried changing the performance settings. Did you try the steps from this article: https://adobe.ly/4f7GYmz

    If not, try them and check if it makes a difference. 

    If you continue to experience the same behavior, try creating a new catalog and importing a few images to test. 

     

    Let us know how it goes! 
    Thanks,
    Nikunj

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