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Matrix_mdt
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October 30, 2022

P: (Mac) Memory Leak when syncing files with the cloud

  • October 30, 2022
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Hallo zusammen,

seit der Version 12 (auch 12.01) scheint Lightroom den Programmspeicher immer weiter zu füllen, bis dieser überläuft.

 

Dabei arbeite ich nicht mal in Lightroom, sondern Lightroom läuft im Hintergrund und lädt lediglich die in der Cloud liegenden Fotos runter.

 

Technische Daten:

 

Lightroom: V12.01

Computer: MacBook Pro

Chip: Apple M1

RAM: 16GB

macOS: Ventura (13.0)

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    Per Berntsen
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    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
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    October 31, 2022
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    Hello everyone

    since version 12 (also 12.01) Lightroom seems to fill the program memory until it overflows.

     

    I don't even work in Lightroom, but Lightroom runs in the background and only downloads the photos in the cloud.

     

    I'm not a Mac user, but it appears that your hard drive is almost full.

    For your computer to work properly, there should be at least 20% free space.

    What is the capacity of your hard drive? And how much free space do you have?

     

    The folder that contains the Lightroom catalog can become quite large, because it also contains the Library previews.

    My Lightroom folder is 37 GB, which includes a 35 GB previews folder.

    I have 50,000 photos in the catalog, but they are stored on a different drive.

    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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    October 31, 2022

    Also check/change where Lightroom Classic stores the incoming photos. By default that's in an obscure package inside your catalog folder, so that means Lightroom Classic is filling your hard disk even more. You can change the location in Preferences - Lightroom Sync.

     

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    Matrix_mdt
    Matrix_mdtAuthor
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    October 31, 2022

    Nicht die Festplatte läuft voll, sondern der RAM. LR hat schon bis zu 96 GB RAM genutzt, nur um die Fotos zu synchronisieren. Die Fotos selbst liegen auf einem NAS. Dorthin werden sie auch synchronisiert. Auf dem NAS sind derzeit noch ca 30 von 84 TB frei.

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