My lightroom goes extremely slow on new Mac M4

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I am getting worried and pretty desperate.
 
I got a Mac M4 and downloaded lightroom and transfered by catalog on to the M4.
 
My lightroom clasic is working insanely slowly so so that it take hours to move a few pictres from one folder to the next, deleting a file takes minutes, and moving from one file to another also takes along time. I tried to move a folder from one external hardrive toanother and I could not do it (3000 pictres). On my old compter I could do it all and fast (that compter was 12 years old). I do not know where the problem is. Please help me.
 
NB: I had Adobe on the line for two hours and the staff could not come with solutions. The second level assistance was reqested but after more than a week, I have still not received a call.
 
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mpatel1624 · Answer

I'm seeing the same issues here. To be clear, editing is lightnig fast. The slowness is all related to file modifications (Renames, DNG converts, folder movements, metadata reads, etc)

M4 Max
64 GB RAM
575 GB of available space.

Using all internal storage as of right now for the files im working on.

Lightroom Classic version: 14.3 [ 202504141032-10373aad ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-US
Operating system: Mac OS 15
Version: 15.6.1 [24G90]
Application architecture: arm64
Logical processor count: 16
Processor speed: NA
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
Power Source: Plugged In, 100%, Charging
Built-in memory: 65,536.0 MB
Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 2,521.2MB / 49,152.0MB (5%)
Real memory available to Lightroom: 65,536.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 7,077.2 MB (10.7%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 428,814.1 MB
Memory cache size: 11,797.7MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 17.3 [ 2222 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 110MB / 32767MB (0%)
Camera Raw real memory: 112MB / 65536MB (0%)

Cache1:
NT- RAM:0.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:0.0MB

Cache2:
m:11,797.7MB, n:0.0MB

U-main: 263.0MB

Standard Preview Size: 1680 pixels
Displays: 1) 4536x2946

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: Apple M4 Max
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: Auto
Enable HDR in Library: ON

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/maulesh/Pictures/Lightroom/Lightroom Catalog-v13-4-2.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/maulesh/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
3) Impossible Things
4) Impossible Things Help
5) Pic-Time

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