Illustator freezes when all layers are hidden

[Wouter5C6E]

When I hide all my layers in de updated Illustrator 2022, the programm freezes for about a minute.
Also the performance on zooming or moving within a layer is very slowly.

Not a fan of this update  😞

[Ashutosh_Mishra]

Hi there,

We're sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind sharing the version of the OS? Do you see this behavior while working on a specific file?

Also, I'd request you to try the suggestions given on this community post & see if it helps to improve the performance of the app.

Regards,

Ashutosh

[Wouter5C6E]

macOS Big Sur
Version 11.5.2

[Met1]

What's the advantage to hiding all your layers?

[Wouter5C6E]

Maybe it's just my way of working, but if I have multiple layers that I want to use individually (for example to export them or just re-edit them), I usually hide the open layer(s) first before showing the layer I want to work on.

Is this a odd use case you think?

[Ton Frederiks]

I cannot reproduce the freezing you mentioned, but if you alt (option) click on the eye in front of the layer you want to work on, it hides all others.

[Wouter5C6E]

Hi Ton,

Thank you for your comment.
Initially it shows all layers on the first (option) click and on the second click it shows only the clicked layer.
This can be a work around.

Nevertheless I'm afraid I'll do it a few more times the old way and hide all layers again 😞

[Ton Frederiks]

Wouter, yes I see when some layers are hidden, the first option click shows all and the second hides all except the target layer.

It is a workaround, but still, Illustrator should not freeze with all layers hidden.