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leighw14213429
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May 22, 2023
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Illustrator 2023 freezes all the time

  • May 22, 2023
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My computer is fast. 
But for some reason, Illustrator is so slow and freezes so often.
Please Adobe when is the next update to fix this issue?
This affects my client work so much!

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Mike_Gondek10189183
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Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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May 22, 2023

2023 runs fine on my Win at work and Mac at home. What version of OS & Illustrator are you using? Make sure they are compatible with each other.

Illustrator system requirements | earlier releases

 

OOBE RESET WIN

Quit the Creative Cloud desktop app  (100% you must do this)

C:\Users\<user folder>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE 

The AppData folder is hidden in Windows by default. See Show hidden files, folders, filename extensions | Windows for instructions to access it.

Delete all the files within the OOBE folder, but do not delete the folder itself.

Restart the computer and launch the Creative Cloud desktop app again.

Anubhav M
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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
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May 22, 2023

Hello @leighw14213429,

 

We understand that encountering technical issues can be frustrating. I hope the suggestions shared by Monika helped resolve the problem. If not, kindly try the suggestions shared in this community post (https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/optimize-illustrator-performance.html) and check if it helps.

 

Also, try running Illustrator under Safe Mode (Windows / macOS) and share your observations.

 

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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May 22, 2023

Please tell us your system and hardware specifications.

Does this affect all files?

Where are files located?

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leighw14213429Author
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May 22, 2023

Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7940X CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz
64.0 GB
64-bit operating system, x64-based processor


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leighw14213429Author
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June 5, 2023

I'll second Monika's comments about Wacom's drivers. They did release a Windows driver update a few days ago (as well as two different quick fix releases of that update). As far as I can tell it seems to be working fine. Just make sure you're not using one of the Wacom drivers from January 2023.

 

Additionally, what kind of graphics card do you have installed in your computer system? If it is an NVidia board are you running the Game Ready driver or Studio driver? In either case is the driver up to date?


Started working in illustrator again. The problem is still there. Lagging so much.

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