Lightroom Classic is slow to start up

[May26206040poth]

LRC takes about a minute to start up / open which I click on the LRC icon. It used to start very quickly but suddenly just slowed down around the time I reached 100,000 images.  Once it is running it responds normally.  I have around 105,000 images catalogued. The catalogue is set to optimize on exit. I have no plugins enabled except for Topaz Photo AI. 

System info:

Lightroom Classic version: 13.0.2 [ 202311290958-8ff975ea ]

License: Creative Cloud

Language setting: en

Operating system: Windows 11 - Home Premium Edition

Version: 11.0.22621

Application architecture: x64

System architecture: x64

Logical processor count: 20

Processor speed: 2.1GHz

SqLite Version: 3.36.0

CPU Utilisation: 0.0%

Built-in memory: 8035.9 MB

Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 23.5MB / 1981.1MB (1%)

Real memory available to Lightroom: 8035.9 MB

Real memory used by Lightroom: 1318.1 MB (16.4%)

Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 5322.6 MB

GDI objects count: 781

USER objects count: 3072

Process handles count: 3437

Memory cache size: 136.2MB

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: 1999MB / 4017MB (49%)

Camera Raw real memory: -6619MB / 8035MB (-82%)

System DPI setting: 144 DPI (high DPI mode)

Desktop composition enabled: Yes

Standard Preview Size: 2560 pixels

Displays: 1) 2560x1440

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

Graphics Processor Info: 

DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (31.0.15.3648)

Init State: GPU for Image Processing supported by default with custom export support

User Preference: Auto

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic

Library Path: C:\Users\maysw\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom Catalog-v13.lrcat

Settings Folder: C:\Users\maysw\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

Installed Plugins: 

1) Topaz Photo AI

[Keith Reeder]

You have a small amount of RAM, and a very underpowered GPU - it's no surprise that Lr is starting to bog down, really.

Updating your GPU driver might help - a bit - but really, if you want faster, you're likely to need a more powerful machine.

[Eric de Kuijper]

Well I think it is a Bug, I have it too Since V13. 
My system:
-Ryzen 7 5800x
- 64GB RAM DDR4 3600

- Videocard RX6650X 8GB DDR6 VRAM
- SSD Samsung 980 pro with heatsink
Everythink is going link lightning, except Lightroom. It takes over a minute to be ready after startup.
Photoshop starts in 6 seconds for instance. 

[Keith Reeder]

I wasn't talking to you - there's no question that in the OP's case, her machine isn't up to the job. 

Clearly, your circumstances are entirely different. So rather than hijack somebody else's thread, start one of your own.

[Eric de Kuijper]

Well, a little more friendly will cost the same. 

[GoldingD]

Well, a little more friendly will cost the same. 

By @Eric de Kuijper

Well, to be more friendly to apparently a sensitive sole.

Please post your own Discussion, Your computer specifications are clearly different from the OP of this post. Your situation can be (probably is) very different. Under sourced computer specs can have a large effect on LrC, while having little effect on PS. That is probably the issue for the OP. On the other hand a high end spec computer can have issues with hardware, with drivers, with other software (anti virus is a typical suspect) that bring LrC down to its knees.

So please, post your own Discussion, And this would be a Discussion, not a Bug. When you do, please include your System Information as the OP did (via LrC /Help/System Info/).

I see that you are new in the community, A few links to help:

Community How-To Guide - Tips & Best Practices | Adobe

Adobe Community Guidelines | Adobe

And no, neither Keith Reeder or myself were/are being disrespectful.

[Keith Reeder]

You barged into a thread, ignored long-standing internet etiquette, hijacked it, and insisted that well-founded advice was wrong.

And I'm the bad guy..?

🙄

The community guidelines are written to cater for normal, average people - hypersensitive overreactions aren't covered.

[antzpantz]

I've had happen last week as well as very slow imports and one suggestion I found was to Reset your Preferences. This won't affect your Presets, though your Lightroom layout will go back to default and a few hints and tips will reappear, like you've opened Lightroom for the first time.

The "Manually" section will tell you where the Preferences files are if you want to back them up.

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/