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chasinf5s
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February 5, 2023
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Pinwheel of death

  • February 5, 2023
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Hi,

I have a 2021 M1 Macbook pro with 64 gb of RAM.  I am using Bridge and Camera Raw and noticing that every 5-10 minutes it is freezing and I get the pinwheel of death.  It last anywhere between a 10 seconds to almost a minute.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Is there any options I can change to prevent this as its getting very annoying.

 

Thanks

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nevwg
Inspiring
February 20, 2023

I have the same problem. OS 12.6.3  Bridge 13.0.2

The spinning beachball keeps appearing at random. I could be just trying to open a file, rename a file, editing in Camera Raw, copy a file -- it doesn't seem to matter. It then seems quicker to Force Quit and reopen rather than wait for the beachball to stop spinning. This never used to happen, but I can't remember when it started, and whether I'd just applied an upgrade.

Whatever the cause, Bridge is becoming unusable.

gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
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February 20, 2023

Where are the files located? How many files are in any given folder? Is this happening regardless of the file's location and regardless of file type (e.g., TIF images being processed in ACR)? Which release of ACR, Which release of Bridge, and what release is your OS?

 

Sorry for all the questions, but I need to limit the number of possibilities.

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nevwg
Inspiring
February 21, 2023

I agree that DropBox (in concept) is a good way to have backups. But, as it appears, it's not working out. 

 

FWIW, let me explain what I do. 

 

Over the years, I've had several hard drives crash, and yes, I've lost stuff. Here's what I now do:

I have a 4 TB drive that holds all of my images and many documents. I have a 2nd 4TB drive that I use to back up my first drive. I manually* do this at least once a week or more often if I've done a lot of work.

I have a 3rd 4TB drive I use for Apple's Time Machine.

I also use a cloud service in case the house burns down. Am I paranoid? No, just a realist. In a worst-case scenario, I would not lose much, at worse, sometimes. 

 

* I use Chronosync; see below

 

[Note: the 4TB is entirely based on what I need. Your needs may demand more or less hard drive space. Whatever you think you need, double it. Oh, the backup drives do not need to be SSDs or anything fancy or fast, just reliable. Do not use portable drives, as they are not as robust as desktop drives. And be aware that your first backup will take a long time. Also, look for backup software that can update your data as opposed to replacing your data. If you're on a Mac, I can strongly recommend ChronoSync. If you're on a PC, I'm sure someone can make recommendations.]


Thanks for all that. I too have layers of backup, and Dropbox used to work really well until they moved its location. I like it because it makes it so easy to share/copy link to/transfer files to other people, which is why I'm loathe to move to something else. I'll have a look at ChronoSync. As I said, I use Carbon Copy Cloner for mass copying, though that is less useful now that bootable clones don't work the same way that they used to do. 

gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
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February 5, 2023

Hi @chasinf5s, I have some questions for you:

 

Where are the files located? How many files are in any given folder? Is this happening regardless of the file's location and regardless of file type (e.g., TIF images being processed in ACR)? Which release of ACR, Which release of Bridge, and what release is your OS?

 

Sorry for all the questions, but I need to limit the number of possibilities.

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