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rbanks88
rbanks88
Inspiring
September 24, 2023
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M1 Mac spinning beach balls, but only in masking panel

  • September 24, 2023
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I’m getting spinning beach balls every 5-15 minutes when working with masks. Usually I have to force quit LR after several minutes of spinning.

 

It happens during a variety of activities, but only in upper part of the masking panel. (Toggling a mask view, clicking to add a brush, clicking the add and subtract buttons) I’m not aware of it happening when making adjustments in the lower part of the mask panel (exposure, shadows, effects, etc.)

 

  • M1 MacBook Air in clamshell mode with Eizo display.
  • 16GB memory
  • LR catalog in Mac's onboard memory
  • Images on 2TB Samsung SSD (50% free)
  • LR graphics processor set to Auto
  • LR cache 10GB
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    Correct answer rbanks88

    If the reset of the preferences solves the issue you shouldn't restore the old values from the backup.

    There is a risk that the error will occur again.

    You should set the corresponding values again yourself.

     


    Thanks. I made screenshots of all the settings, then reset. Over the next few days, I'll work in the masking panel to see if it helped.

     

    Best,
    Russell

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    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    AxelMattCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 24, 2023

    In a first step try is to reset the preferences to the default settings.

    • Reset Procedure:
    • Close Lightroom.
    • Windows: Hold down [Alt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.
      Mac: Hold down [Opt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.
    • Overwrite the Preferences when prompted by the dialog.
    • Close Lightroom.
    • Restart Lightroom.

     

    It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings: 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

     

    If this doesn't help you should try is to switch off the GPU support from the Lightroom preferences and check if that helps to fix the issue.

    Go to Lightroom > Preferences > Performance tab > Uncheck "Use Graphics Processor" > Restart Lightroom.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-gpu.html

     

     

     

    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
    rbanks88
    rbanks88Author
    Inspiring
    September 24, 2023

    Thanks for the quick response!

     

    After resetting preferences, should I restore them from the backup do you suggest I make?

    Or are you suggesting I leave them at the defaults? (probably not, otherwise why would I make a back up?)

    In other words, am I resetting the preferences to repair any corruption, and can then go about setting them as I wish?

     

    Thanks,
    Russell

      AxelMatt
      Community Expert
      AxelMattCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 25, 2023

      If the reset of the preferences solves the issue you shouldn't restore the old values from the backup.

      There is a risk that the error will occur again.

      You should set the corresponding values again yourself.

       

      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
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