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bernadetak94701125
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March 5, 2023
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Very slow after last update to 12. 2

  • March 5, 2023
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It's almost impossible and annoying to work on LR after today's update - I had to update to the newest version as the old one didn't see the RAW files from Canon R6 II. I work on iMac Ventura at this moment. I didn't check it on my laptop yet but will need to update it there as well. 

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michałn24382346
Inspiring
April 10, 2023

I'm having very similar problems too. Lightroom got very slow after the last update (v 12.2.1). It's slow to start, slow to shut down. Slow to switch between views and modules, to load images.

 

Nothing changed in my photo library during that time (81k photos). Lr consumers equal 2GB after launch, so seems not much.

 

During launch it's in (Not Responding) mode like it's frozen. I have over 10% of my drive available. There is sync happening in the background. As usual shows "Synced" when there's 37 photos "downloading" when I check in settings.

 

System info

Lightroom Classic version: 12.2.1 [ 202303011008-5bfbce17 ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-US
Operating system: Mac OS 13
Version: 13.2.1 [22D68]
Application architecture: arm64
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: NA
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
Built-in memory: 16 384,0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 16 384,0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 4 226,0 MB (25,7%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 415 274,2 MB
Memory cache size: 231,9MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 15.2 [ 1381 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 597MB / 8191MB (7%)
Camera Raw real memory: 604MB / 16384MB (3%)
Standard Preview Size: 2880 pixels
Displays: 1) 2880x1800

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: Apple M1
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: GPU for Export enabled

 

I tried optimizing the catalog with no luck.

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sebastianf47905316
Participant
July 19, 2023

Lightroom is a joke! but this is their game! It is crazy slow and anoying! You need at least 8gb graphic card to run it smothly !!! Thats the way they do it, just invest more money for your new parts! New processor, new graphic card, more memory etc. It si the same with phones and other gadgets. I have powerful pc and it is slow like hell not to mentioned super fast m2 hard drives, just a rubish! Lightroom is a rubish and pay for it every month!!! 

Per Berntsen
Community Expert
Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 19, 2023

Please go to Help > System info in Lightroom, click the Copy button, and paste in a new reply here.  You can delete everything below Installed plugins.

For the record, LrC runs fine on my computer with 5 GB GPU RAM. 

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vitalyn38151610
Inspiring
April 7, 2023

I think I've found a solution to the slow performance of Lightroom 12.2+
Try deleting the "metrics.json" file

/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Adobe/Lightroom/metrics.json

That file appears to record usage data that gets sent back to Adobe. So you might try exiting LR, deleting that file, and restarting LR:

Mac: /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Adobe/Lightroom/metrics.json

Win: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Lightroom\Caches\metrics.json 

If that avoids the problem, then consider disabling the Desktop App Usage option: Do the LR menu item Help > Manage My Account, then go to Edit Profile > Privacy And Personal Data, and disable the option Desktop App Usage > Share Information On How I Use Adobe Desktop Apps.

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    vitalyn38151610
    Inspiring
    April 7, 2023

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/lightroom-classic-input-delay.47437/

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-lrc-12-2-1-fails-to-start-launch-or-is-extremely-slow-launching/idc-p/13676909/page/2#M41605

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    vitalyn38151610
    Inspiring
    April 7, 2023

    Unfortunately this didn't work, Lightroom continues to slow down further. Went back to version 12.0.1 Hopefully ADOBE will solve the problem in the next update!

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      March 6, 2023
      Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
3) Flickr
4) Lightroom to Exposure
5) Nikon Tether Plugin

      That Lightroom to Exposure plug-in. Plug-ins can be a cause of issues. This can change with updates, either Adobe or the third party. 

       

      1. Does looking at the plug-in manager indicate any issues/updates?
      2. Does disabling that plug-in within plug-in manager change LrC performance after a restart of LrC?
      3. Does the third party application. In this case Exposure have any issues.
      4. Does the Exposure have full MACOS permissions/rights as LrC does?

       

      Sameer K
      Community Manager
      Sameer KCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 6, 2023

      I'll help you figure this out. Thanks for sharing the info about the machine. I'll need the Lightroom Classic > Help > System info. Does it slow down after a specific set of steps? Is there a noticeable pattern to this behavior?

       

      Besides Lightroom getting slow, check the Activity monitor to know if the RAM usage peak, abnormal temps, CPU usage, and unexpected read/write operations.

      To begin troubleshooting, test some variables like:

       

      Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
      Sameer K

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      bernadetak94701125Author
      Participating Frequently
      March 6, 2023

      System Info:

      Lightroom Classic version: 12.2 [ 202302032259-eb84d255 ]
      License: Creative Cloud
      Language setting: en
      Operating system: Mac OS 13
      Version: 13.2.1 [22D68]
      Application architecture: arm64
      Logical processor count: 8
      Processor speed: NA
      SqLite Version: 3.36.0
      Built-in memory: 16,384.0 MB
      Real memory available to Lightroom: 16,384.0 MB
      Real memory used by Lightroom: 2,566.8 MB (15.6%)
      Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 412,751.3 MB
      Memory cache size: 45.9MB
      Internal Camera Raw version: 15.2 [ 1381 ]
      Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
      Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2
      Camera Raw virtual memory: 6MB / 8191MB (0%)
      Camera Raw real memory: 8MB / 16384MB (0%)
      Standard Preview Size: 4480 pixels
      Displays: 1) 4480x2520

      Graphics Processor Info:
      Metal: Apple M1
      Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
      User Preference: GPU for Display Enabled

      Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
      Library Path: /Users/bernadetakupiec/Desktop/LR Catalogs/from 21st May 2022 till 30th September 2022/from 21st May 2022 till 30th September 2022-v12.lrcat
      Settings Folder: /Users/bernadetakupiec/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

      Installed Plugins:
      1) AdobeStock
      2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
      3) Flickr
      4) Lightroom to Exposure
      5) Nikon Tether Plugin

      Config.lua flags: None

       

       

      DdeGannes
      Community Expert
      DdeGannesCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 6, 2023

      Are you running macOS 13.3.1 Ventura (the latest update) at the moment?

      P.S. Correction should be macOS 13.2.1 Ventura.

       

       

      Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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