Slow saving TIF in PS CC 2017

I did some performance tests on an uncompressed 3.75 gb TIF file, 8 bit, single layer, CC 2019 20.0.6 20190724.r.80. 9900K 5GHz, 16 gb RAM, SSD

Photoshop PSB (compressed): 0:15 min, 3.03 gb
Photoshop TIF (ZIP): 40 min (!), 1.16 gb

Gimp TIF (ZIP): 4 min, 1.2 gb

Irfanview TIF (ZIP): 2 min, 2.67 gb

All of these only use a single thread/core, but Photoshop's ZIP compression time is seriously bugged. Especially compared to Gimp, which is very close in file size, but ten times faster.

Also: forget working in tiff, use photoshop large document file. your life will be better.

I know the solution to your problem. It is very slow because the tiff is being saved in the background by using either the LZW or the ZIP compression. Both of them are useless. So here is what you need to do: shift+cmd+S for bringing up the SAVE AS dialogue, and there you will be able to select NONE for the compression. And lo and behold, you will save your file within seconds. Instead of ages, sometimes even 25 minutes if the . file is big. What surprises me that the helpdesk at Photoshop have absolutely no clue about this. I had to realize the source of the problem myself.

How full is your operating drive? Is this the same drive you have selected as your scratch drive?

Hi Bart van Hoek,

As your tiff files are saving on a really low pace, Could you please let us know is this happening with all the files or a specific one?

Which exact version of Photoshop CC 2017 are you using?

Could you try resetting the preferences?

To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard shortcut: Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.

Regards,

Sahil