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Zebbler2
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October 5, 2025
Question

Remove tool (in non AI mode) is MUCH slower now

  • October 5, 2025
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It used to be near instant, now it hangs for a while then removes.
I have an insanely fast machine, so it's not from this end.  I suspect that even after I clicked "don't use ai for this tool" it still tries to, or else I can't explain why it's so much slower.  I need to click that tool on my image about 50-60 times per image, so if it goes from instant to a few seconds in duration, it actually adds quite a bit of time to my edits and makes me feel like I am moving through molasses.
Additionally, right clicking with the tool to change the brush size disappeared as an option.
Odd, since it was such a useful way to change it.  May be a bug, I hope not a "feature".
Keeping things really fast when doing speed editing in Photoshop is kind of top priority.
Just checked behavior in PSD 2025 (non beta version) - the remove tool still works instantly and right click to change brush size behaves normally... I'll use the official non beta version and really hope this new remove tool brush behavior is not a permanent "feature" but a temporary hiccup.

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Zebbler2Author
Known Participant
October 7, 2025

So far it's working for the remove tool, after resetting the preferences, so far the remove tool works really fast with ai disabled and predictably slow with it on. So maybe that solved that issue for me.
However, as a follow up, why can't I right click on canvas with the remove tool to set its brush size anymore?
I still can in PS 2025, but not in the new Beta.... It would be really useful to quickly set it this way still....

Pete.Green
Community Manager
Pete.GreenCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 6, 2025

Hi @Zebbler2 ,

 

I'm not sure I'm seeing the same performance issues you're seeing quite yet with Generative AI turned off. I do see the progress dialog with the message, but the results from larger removals seem to show that it's not using Generative AI for the removal. 

 

You might see if a preferences reset helps out:

Try the manual steps here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html
If that doesn't solve it, you can quit Photoshop and put the Settings folder back.

 

Let us know if that helps.

Regards,

Pete

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Zebbler2Author
Known Participant
October 5, 2025

Yeah, seems like it's using generative ai even though I clicked the box not to, since I see popups that says "removing may use generative ai but not the credits for it" when the remove tool is acting slow.

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