Creative Cloud - Huge CPU Usage

[default6i4799l4hmwf]

Every time I need to reboot my '19 iMac (OS 12.6.4), it takes 15-20 minutes until the machine is usable again, which is an insane number. When I glance at Activity Monitor during the reboot debacle, Creative Cloud is taking 99.9% of the CPU, which is, again, a ridiculous statistic. 

I find myself repeatedly uninstalling the entire Creative Cloud ecosystem in order to prevent my Mac from being virtually hijacked by CC... but then having to reinstall occasionally because I actually really need Photoshop as a front end developer, on a fairly consistent basis.

Feels like this has been going on for years now, Adobe! What is wrong and how can it be fixed?

[kglad]

what cc desktop app version?

[default6i4799l4hmwf]

Thanks, every current version over the last two years has been installed, then removed. I am not currently using CC any longer.

[kglad]

are you currently seeing that cpu usage problem, and if so, what does activity monitor indicate is consuming your cpu?

[Nancy OShea]

Does your equipment meet current CPU, memory and GPU requirements?

- https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html