Remove tool - even the smallest moves take excessive time - brings up progress bar

I had the same issue, and tried uninstalling Photoshop and Lightroom Classic and reinstalling, but it did not help.  Then I simply changed the "Mode" in the remove tool in Photoshop from "Generative AI on" to "Auto (May use generative AI)" and it resolved the issue.

I've not fixed the issue but found a work around that has sped up my process - maybe it will work for you too!

This screen grab is from my 'remove tool settings'.

I unchecked the 'Remove after each stroke' box which then allows me to select multiple objects/areas to remove. Once you have a selection, click on the arrow and it should fix them all up individually.

Not an ideal work around but works for my workflow, hopefully it should speed up yours too!

Today's beta has resolved this issue for me

Thanks for replying. Same result with reset preferences.

Here is a movie:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19t4L0SdkOpRrYotNHklEb5ie5FKiiNgD/view?usp=sharing


Nothing special about this file, in fact this was working normally yesterday with this and similar files.

Hi @bob_w@phnyc.com 

Try resetting Prefs for the Beta:

/Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/Adobe\ Photoshop\ \(Beta\)\ Settings 

Launch BETA Photoshop While Pressing The Keyboard Shortcut

With Photoshop closed, press and hold Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Win) / Shift+Command+Option (Mac) on your keyboard and then Launch Photoshop the way you normally would.