InDesign is driving me nuts. Laggy and super slow on Windows 11. (Solved)

[Amberg Art]

Hi
Since a couple of weeks, InDesign is behaving strange. Sometimes starting InDesign takes minutes, saving a small document also. Opening a document from Bridge can take a while too. My Windows 11 Pro system is new and powerful (it's eating the system requirements for breakfast) and all the apps are up to date. All other apps are working smoothly (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects). I reseted the preferences many times, deleted the preset folder etc.  I searched for solutions but the most recommended procedure is reseting the preferences.

Is anybody experience the same issues? I am greatful for any advice beyond the "resest preferences".
Kind Regards, Oliver

PS: Here are some specs:
Intel Core i7 12700K, 3.6 - 5.0 GHz, 12 Cores / 20 Thread
64 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX3050

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Do you connect to any network or cloud resources (files, fonts, etc.)?

[Amberg Art]

Hi James
BackBlaze Backup is always running in the background. I am using Adobe Fonts as well. But that's about it.

[Rishabh_Tiwari]

Hi @Amberg Art ,

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Could you please share a few more details like:

1. The version of InDesign.
2. Is this happening while working on a specific file or multiple files?
3. Is the file saved locally or on any network or shared drive?
4. Please capture a screenshot of the InDesign process from the task manager to check memory utilization.

We're here to help, just need more details.

Regards
Rishabh

[Amberg Art]

Hi Rishabh

1. I am running InDesign 2023 version 18.1.
2. This is happening while working on one or multiple files

3. The files are all local on my SSD drive.

4. Done 🙂

Best Regards,
Oliver

[BobLevine]

I have a very similar setup with no issues. Do you have any third party plugins especially font manager auto activation plugins?

[Amberg Art]

Hi Bob
No third party plugins. 

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

If it's not clear from the pattern of answers, these super-laggy startups and doc openings trace, 99 times out of 100, to some resource ID can't access well enough. Network or cloud files, plugins that need to validate on launch, that kind of thing.

Not a useful additional answer, but it's definitely not your OS, version or system. Many of us are running on Win11 just fine, and there are many more modest systems in use. (System power, within reason, has little to do with ID's operation unless you're working with large files, images, etc.)

So keep looking for something ID is trying to do with a a buggy or remote resource.

[Amberg Art]

I tried a lot. But in the end I had to uninstall InDesign and installed it. This is a tiny bit a pain in the *** but it seemed to be the only solution. Now it starts fast again and opening and saving documents is on "normal" speed. 
Thanks to everyone!

[VBL2]

Same here. I practically have to quit ID, restart my computer, and then walk around my house 7 times before the Walls of Adobe Fonts fall down to make my fonts show up in my layout.

Love the idea, hate the lag.

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @VBL2,

Could you share which version of InDesign and OS you're using? Also, where are you saving your files? Locally on your system drive, an external drive, a remote location, or the cloud? Does this happen with all documents or just specific ones?

In the meantime, could you try clearing the font cache using the steps in this article and let me know if it helps? Ref: https://adobe.ly/3R0bHXu

If that doesn’t help, try running InDesign in Safe Mode to check for any third-party conflicts:
Windows: https://adobe.ly/3R0bLGI
macOS: https://adobe.ly/3XHCBao

Looking forward to your update!

^

Abhishek

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@VBL2

How many fonts do you have installed / available in the system?

Do you use any font managers? 

What do you mean by "layout"? In the actual document as text - or in the dropdown lists in the UI?