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Making Lightroom Faster?

  • November 21, 2019
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I am up to date with Lightroom Classic 9.0. I've always just lived with some painfully slow processing because I knew my files are big. I could import a shoot of 600 - 1,000 images, all shot in RAW. About 30 mb each. My Windows machine has 16GB of RAM, plenty of HD space, and 2.60GHz processor (Intel Core i7). It's not a wimp.

 

But when I start to view photos, Lightroom temporarily freezes (and my laptop's fan kicks on). When I try to click between menus, there's a freeze. Most things freeze. They unlock in a few seconds, but obv this is a giant pain in aggregate.

 

What am I missing here? I've read everything that Lightroom needs to be rebuilt, to little tweaks to make it faster, but nothing really works. 

 

Does anyone have a specific recommendation for my situation? I feel like there must be something I'm missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GoldingD
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November 22, 2019

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I don't use an external hard drive for anything but archiving my RAW files. The catalogs live on my laptop's SSD hard drive. Do you recommend I use an external harddrive differently?

 

 

No, that section on external devices is all about diagnostics to see if one of those devices is broken, if one if those devices is causing the problem

 

A device can be failing

A USB  cord can be failing

A device driver could be in need of an update

A conflict could exist with a USB port address

 

Removing as many devices as you can is a common diagnistic to see if one if them is the issue. If after removal LRC  behaves, then you look fir what one is the cause, one at a time. Then you would look to see why.

 

As to where to place your catalog, place it on your fastest hard drive. In your case your SSD as you have it already. Just make sure that you have at least 25% free space on that drive. Only place to NOT put your catalog would be network accessed storage, a NAS. LRC does not play nicely on a NAS (the catalog that is). Photos can be anywhere.

 

 

 

GoldingD
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November 22, 2019
Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (21.20.16.4542)

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I do not think your integrated video controllers device driver is up to date. 

 

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/88345/Intel-HD-Graphics-530

 

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bills727297Author
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November 22, 2019

That was a great share. I ran all the updates. I'm seeing some immediate improvements already!

    GoldingD
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    November 22, 2019
    Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (21.20.16.4542)

    From that Graphics Processor Info, I take it this is a Laptop?

     

    And you do not have an actual GPU, just an integrated video control?

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    I looked up GPU since I don't know what that is. I just have my internal graphics card, but I think I'm seeing they make external graphics engines (for lack of a better word). 

     

    Do you recommend?

    GoldingD
    GoldingD
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    November 21, 2019

    6. Possible external device issues

     

    Being as you have a laptop, and as such has its own screen, probably a touch pad, and keyboard, Disconnect all external devices. Mouse, keyboard, monitor, microphone, speaker, card reader, tablet, phone, external hard drive, etc (a desktops would of course require the mouse, keyboard, and monitor to be retained)

     

    For this diagnostic, if you keep your catalog on ab external hard drive, use that new one on your internal drive.

     

    Run Lightroom, does it now behave? If so, one at a time add devices back. Usual suspects are smart phones especially Android, Hard drives dying, occasional card reader (but often the &SB cord not the actual reader)

     

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    I do need to use my mouse and wireless keyboard. (Because of the way my desk is set up.) But I can disconnect other things plugged in. Never knew that could be a factor.

     

    I don't use an external hard drive for anything but archiving my RAW files. The catalogs live on my laptop's SSD hard drive. Do you recommend I use an external harddrive differently?

    GoldingD
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    November 21, 2019

    5. Catalog corruption?

     

    Create a new catalog. Place it on your external hard drive (in case posting 6 is called for). open the new catalog. Does the laptop behave?

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    I can try creating a new catalog. Makes sense.

    GoldingD
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    November 21, 2019

    4. Turn the laptop off, remove the batteries and inspect them. Looking for swearing as an indication of damaged or falling apart batteries.

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    The battery looks normal. Feels normal.

    GoldingD
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    November 21, 2019

    2. What is your power settings? See tip 8 in: https://au.pcmag.com/windows-10-1/5180/11-tips-to-speed-up-windows-10

     

    Do not use tip 8 when under battery power only on a laptop.

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    I was on HP Recommends. But just changed to High Performance.

    GoldingD
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    November 21, 2019

    I will split this up into a few seperate postings

     

    1. As you are using a laptop. And as you appear to be having a cooling issue. Are you running Lightroom Classic soly on battery power? Or is the laptop plugged in?

     

    PLEASE USE THE REPLY FROM THE TOP POST WHEN REPLYING TO POSTS.
    Helps to show posts in date/time order, improves visibility (as not hidden in a reply to a reply), and is easier to use

     

    GoldingD
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    3. Please post your system information as reported by Lightroom. In Lightroom, click on Help, then System Info, then Copy. Paste into a  reply.

     

     

    opps, used wrong reply button, out of order, drat

     

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    bills727297Author
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    November 22, 2019

    Lightroom Classic version: 9.0 [ 201910151439-b660523e ]
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