Premiere Pro 24.4.1 keeps crashing and running slow

I am having the same issues on this update where my project is just running so slowly to a point where i just can't edit. i've never had this issue before and it only just started happening a week ago maybe. i feel like i've tried everything. rolling back updates, making a new project, clearing media caches, updating my graphics card, restarting prem over and over. this doesnt seem to be an issue with my client projects however, which are alot less heavy effect wise. but as i said before i've never had this sort of issue with my projects before so i have no idea what to do now.

Hey @mattchristensen it states that auto color is complete. 

I let it sit and still runing into the same issue as before.

It plays audio and the screen freezes, and then it finally stops and then im unable to use the program all together (shown below)

@Ian IF Media Thanks. Everything looks good in those settings. I noticed in your screenshot of the whole window that the Progress panel was working on stuff in the background (that partial circle up in the top right). What is running there? Also if you've cleared out your cache and you have a lot of media in your project it might take a few minutes for it to fully rebuild. Just to be sure, open your project and let your system sit for 5 minutes or so.

Here you go @mattchristensen 

@Ian IF Media Could you share a screenshot of your Preferences > Audio, Preferences > Audio Hardware, and Preferences > Playback screens? I'm wondering if something is unexpected there.

Hey @mattchristensen I've deleted my cache and still having the same issue. I currently have the audio playing in the background while i have "media pending" on the playback and unable to use the program.


Note: As I finished typing this up and the screen went back to "normal" but all audio stopped and when I tried to click the timeline, it froze again. 

@Ian IF Media I'm sorry that's happening. In cases like this it's a good thing to try clearing your Media Cache. You can do this by launching Premiere Pro (with no project open yet) and then going to Preferences > Media Cache. Click "Delete..." and then make sure to choose the second option to delete all media cache files. Premiere Pro will restart, then try opening your project and letting the cache files rebuild.