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October 17, 2024
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LR so slow

  • October 17, 2024
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Ive changed so many settings. Clear cache. I only have 190 photos in catalig that im working on. My lightroom classic is v13-3 and windows up to date. I have 195 gb free on my laptop and my LR is running so slow it takes me 20 min to edit on picture. Help! If i post my system info will someone help me figure out whats wrong?!

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Participating Frequently
November 19, 2024

Hey, I had a tech check my machine out and here's what they said. IF You have AVG or NORTON ANTIVIRUS, get rid of it. Just stick with Windows protection. Be sure you have your CUDA drivers installed. Delete your temp files. The main thing is get rid of those two anti-virus and run either Malwarebytes or Windows Protector. Instant change in peformance and so far, LrC and PS both run phenominalaly. 

GoldingD
Legend
October 18, 2024
I have 195 gb free on my laptop
  • Is that the free space on the hard drive your catalog is in?
  • How large is the catalog and the library  previews.
  • How large is that hard drive

 

Usually LrC wants at least 20% free, some say 25% free, less and LrC performance takes a hit.

 

Participating Frequently
October 18, 2024
How do find how much of LR space I’m taking up. I cleared out my Catalog and have less than 200 pictures. Does it also matter what package and space I have with my adobe plan ? I have a 20g plan.

I do everything on my laptop I don’t use external drives for LR

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GoldingD
Legend
October 19, 2024

On the Windows computer, use the Windows File Explorer. Navigate to the hard drive the catalog is in, right click, select propertied. and you can see how large the drive is, and how much space is in use, then simple math tells you what % remains

 

AxelMatt
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2024

Please provide a copy of your 'System Info'. This can be get from the LrC Help > System Info menu item. There's a copy button in the System Info dialog. Press this button and paste the info into your next forum post.

 

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
Participating Frequently
October 18, 2024

You're not alone. I have a topic up right now about the same thing.. let's see if you can get a helpful hint!! Best of luck to us both. 

Participating Frequently
October 18, 2024
Yes! I did read some stuff on this subject already that’s how I changed a few settings but nothing worked
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