Slow & Glitchy on 16 GB of RAM? Is there anything else I can do to help my machine run CC better?
Hello! I'm desperately in need of some help. The work laptop I was provided is not running Adobe products (I primarily work in PS, Illustrator, INDD) well enough. It constantly freezes, crashes, or has the spinning wheel, which is slowing down my workflows considerably. My organization uses sharepoint, and originally we thought the slowness was due to the Sharepoint issues, but now that they have been resolves, my machine is still struggling to run, and anytime I open a single image in photoshop or a 4 page flier in Indesign, the memory usage shoots up to between 75 - 90%. I've spoken to IT who is going to be providing more RAM. Is there anything else I can request that would help Adobe run easier, or any specs that I could ask for to make a case for getting a new machine.
Here are the basic specs I'm working with:
- Windows 10 Pro on Dell Latitute 5520
- 11th Gen i5 (should I push for an i7 / i9)?
- 16 GB RAM
Things we've tried:
- IT tried deleting and creating another profile on the computer since mine was supposedly 'corrupted' (didn't affect slowness, fixed other issues with trackpad/headphones)
- Shutting computer down every night
- Changing Photoshop preferences to allot for less memory usage (NO change whatsoever).
- Running only one CC app at a time (which is time consuming for me, but it doesn't help much anyway)
I appreciate any insight you can give - really struggling with the choppy workflow and crashes. I work on so many projects simultaneously and this makes it incredibly difficult to pivot and work quickly.
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