Lightroom classic is running so slow it is almost unusable

[zinchuk]

I have been using Lightroom since version 1.0. I am up to date with my updates on the current classic CC. It has been running so slow for the last several months it is bordering on totally unusable. When I open it takes minutes to load. Every click on the import process, from import, to selecting the drive, to selecting the folder (both for cards and already-uploaded on RAID on USB-C connection), takes 3-6 minutes. I often get the whited out scren and Lightroom is not responding message before it comes back again. 

I am running it on a I7-3770k processor, Nvidia GXO1060,, 32GB RAM, with the catalog on its own SSD. I start the new year with new catalogs for my commercial and news photography, so the catalog have hardly any photos in them. The photos are from a D4 and D810. I regularly optimize the catalog. I do not have an enormous number of presents.. I've done nearly every step on the optimization web page. Help????

[JCVPhotography]

I would love to know what solution you found. I'm stumped. Three adobe techs and a Microsoft tech and still no change. Very frustrating. 

[N25219539g36k]

I actually had this issue when after installing Windows 11, Lightroom Classic would not use the GPU even if acceleration was enabeled and all nvidia and chipset drivers where up to date. The program was unusable! If on asus mobo, this actually worked for me. Armory Crate ---> Settings ---> Update center ---> Install Model identifier and Asus framework service. I'm so happy, almost did roll back.

Specs: Strix x570-F, Ryzen 3900x, RTX3070

[JCVPhotography]

I saw this Armory Crate thing but it's completely new to me. Not installed on my ASUS system. Can you say more about how this works, and how to install it? Is it a BIOS thing or a program one must install? VERY curious to know if this would solve the issue in my Win10 updated to Win 11 system. LRC is absolutely unuseable in that environment. 

[N25219539g36k]

It is basically a fancy and a bit crappy software to update chipset drivers, control rgb lightning and so on. Just search your mobo and download armory crate https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/all-series/.

I was losing hope, and I really don't even know what GPU Model identifier and Asus framework service does, LOL.

In Windows 10 I did not need to install those, LRC worked fine out of the box.

Below I marked the things I installed. Don't know which one did the trick because I installed them at the same time.

[gareths61360876]

I am experiencing the same problem. Very, very slow! It's almost impossible to get jobs done on time now. This version of Lightroom Classic is a dog. Major productivity issue. I hope it gets addressed pronto or I'll have to go back to an old version. Seems ridiculous when we're paying for this software on a monthly basis!

[La vita è bella]

Same problem here, this is incredible, from clicking on Preferences to get into Preferences it needs more than 10 seconds, painful slow on an extremly fast PC with all drivers up to date?!? Switching from photo to photo in developer mode is even worse 😕

[La vita è bella]

Lightroom Classic version: 13

Operating system: Windows 11

Application architecture: x64

Logical processor count: 24

Processor speed: 3,7GHz

SqLite Version: 3.36.0

CPU Utilisation: 0,0%

Built-in memory: 32690,8 MB

Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 644,5MB / 8031,0MB (8%)

Real memory available to Lightroom: 32690,8 MB

Real memory used by Lightroom: 1581,1 MB (4,8%)

Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 2444,4 MB

GDI objects count: 1184

USER objects count: 2836

Process handles count: 9062

Memory cache size: 0,0MB

Internal Camera Raw version: 16.0 [ 1677 ]

Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5

Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2

Camera Raw virtual memory: 89MB / 16345MB (0%)

Camera Raw real memory: -70755MB / 32690MB (-216%)

System DPI setting: 120 DPI

Desktop composition enabled: Yes

Standard Preview Size: 1440 pixels

Displays: 1) 3840x2160

Input types: Multitouch: No, Integrated touch: No, Integrated pen: No, External touch: No, External pen: No, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info: 

DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (31.0.15.3203)

Init State: GPU for Export supported by default

User Preference: GPU for Export enabled

[JCVPhotography]

Please will you check your working drive for space?
Lightroom gets all fussy if your disk is more than 60% full
I gained a lot of speed by dumping all the images I was never going to use/edit

In LRC, in whatever folder, select all your junk images, click Delete, then select "From Disk." This will remove them from both your LRC catalogue and your disk at the same time. Don't forget to empty your digital trash. 

Once my working drive was below 60% used, things sped up quite a bit. 

[La vita è bella]

I'm running everything on probably one of the fastest SSD on the marker which is by the way mostly free as you can see on below screenshot...

btw, I recently dumped literally thousands of photos.

[La vita è bella]

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

You’ve posted to an ancient thread. It is highly unlikely that the issue described in this thread, though not impossible, is the same one you are currently experiencing. Rather than resurrect an old thread that is seemingly similar, you are better off posting to a new thread with fresh, complete information, including system information, a complete description of the problem, and step-by-step instructions for reproduction. 

If the issue is the same, we will merge you back into the appropriate location. 

Thank you!