About to throw my laptop out the window!

[Susan14671220]

Never had any issues running AE before. Suddenly experiencing 10-15 second delay in every action I try to take. What's up with that!?!?!

[Peru Bob]

What are the complete computer specs, including hard drives (how many, what kind, what is on each, what capacity, and how full)?

If NVIDIA graphics, make sure to use the latest Studio Driver from NVIDIA (NOT the Game Driver).

What version and build number of AE?

[Susan14671220]

I have one hard drive (Lenovo ThinkPad; 952GB; 212GB being used)…

And one external drive (LaCie; 1.8TB; 288GB being used). This is where I do/keep all my AE and Premiere Pro files.

I don’t do any gaming.

I keep my AE updated whenever prompted.  Currently using Version 25.1 (Build 68).

Full disclosure, I got some sort of pop-up message from AE as I was shutting down my computer the other day, but I closed it before I realized what it was… so I have no idea what it was trying to tell me…. And I think that has to be related…

Any thoughts appreciated….!

[Peru Bob]

What processor?

Is the external an SSD?  How is it connected?

[Susan14671220]

Sorry...

Can't answer that... I'm old.  External drive is hard-wired to my laptop...

When I click on properties/hardware, it says: LaCie Rugged Mini USB3 SCSI Disk Device.  I says "it's working properly."

Need to step away, so AFK for a while... Thanks!

[Peru Bob]

The external drive appears to be an HDD, not an SSD.

A fast SSD is necessary for good performance.