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January 1, 2017
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MAC LR running like a Sloth

  • January 1, 2017
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What are the leading sources of sluggishness for MAC LR?  We noticed after last couple patches LR really slowed down, but at the same time we started getting warnings about super sized libraries. 

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    dj_paige
    Legend
    January 1, 2017

    Jon Beverly in Homer AK wrote:

    What are the leading sources of sluggishness for MAC LR? We noticed after last couple patches LR really slowed down, but at the same time we started getting warnings about super sized libraries.

    Tell us exactly what parts of Lightroom are slow. Be very detailed.

    Participating Frequently
    January 1, 2017

    All file management activities. Anything do file movement or export.  For example 600 pix catalogue export just took five hours.

    dj_paige
    Legend
    January 1, 2017

    Some things that come to mind:

    • Disk space free is close to zero
    • Virus checker slowing things down
    • Other tasks operating at the same time
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    January 1, 2017

    Have you tried turning off GPU acceleration? How much free disk space do you have? How much RAM?

    Participating Frequently
    January 1, 2017

    16 GB Ram and more disk space than the 70 GB LR cache size by 50%.  And lots of our issues seem to associated with file movement, access, xfers etc. 

    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    January 1, 2017

    What version of Lightroom are you running?