Updated to LR Classic v15.0 and program is now extremely slow.

15.2 still terrible slow. Switching tools (like open object remover, then exit it, then go to masking) is painfully slow (tens of seconds) and makes processing mizerable, even with 5-10 secons of total “official” freeze with “not responding” message and broken UI. The tools themselves works reasonable fast.

I spent the whole day with Claude Cowork investigating what’s going on (and my local problem was the first idea as it seems to be impossible to receive so laggy build from reputable company). But no, it wasn’t my preferences, or catalog issue (happens with ALL my catalogs, big or small), not a network issue, nothing. When we go to the dump I catched during the freeze, Claude believed it found the issue. The detailed report with supporting evidence is here: community.adobe.com/questions-675/extra-processes-called-in-tools-switching-panels-collapsing-opening-1553359

same here.

I just bought a new pc, for this stuff, and it was perfect until I need to format it, and I must update to 15.0.

now it sucks.

very slow to move from photo to photo.

why Adobe keeps playing with us??

Versión de Lightroom Classic: 15.0.1 [ 202511041508-dddee541 ]
Licencia: Creative Cloud
Configuración de idioma: es
Sistema operativo: Windows 11 - Business Edition
Versión: 11.0.26200
Arquitectura de la aplicación: x64
Arquitectura del sistema: x64
Cantidad de procesadores lógicos: 12
Velocidad del procesador: 2,6GHz
Versión de SqLite: 3.36.0
Adobe GSDK Version: 1.4.0.171

Utilización de CPU: 0,0%
Fuente de alimentación: Conectado, 54% (Cargando)
Memoria incorporada: 16091,8 MB
Memoria de GPU dedicada que utiliza Lightroom: 2258,8MB / 6002,0MB (37%)
Memoria real disponible para Lightroom: 16091,8 MB
Memoria real usada por Lightroom: 2242,2 MB (13,9%)
Memoria virtual usada por Lightroom: 6701,1 MB
Recuento de objetos de GDI: 851
Recuento de objetos de USUARIO: 3467
Recuento de identificadores de procesos: 3936
Tamaño de memoria de caché: 130,6MB
Versión interna de Camera Raw: 18.0 [ 2389 ]
Número máximo de subprocesos que usa Camera Raw: 5
Optimización de SIMD de Raw de cámara: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Memoria virtual de Camera Raw: 697MB / 8045MB (8%)
Memoria real de Camera Raw: 990MB / 16091MB (6%)

Cache1:
Final1- RAM:203,0MB, VRAM:1422,0MB, IMG_4502.CR3
Final2- RAM:189,0MB, VRAM:0,0MB, IMG_4500.CR3
Final3- RAM:233,0MB, VRAM:322,0MB, IMG_4501.CR3
NT- RAM:625,0MB, VRAM:1744,0MB, Combined:2369,0MB

Cache2:
m:130,6MB, n:566,6MB

U-main: 110,0MB

Ajustes de PPP del sistema: 96 PPP
Composición de escritorio activada: Sí
Tamaño de previsualización estándar: 1920 píxeles
Pantallas: 1) 1920x1080, 2) 1920x1080
Tipos de entrada: Multitoque: No, Toque integrado: No, Pluma integrada: Sí, Toque externo: No, Pluma externa: Sí, Teclado: No

Información de procesador gráfico:
DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (32.0.15.7262)
Estado inicial: GPU para el procesamiento de imágenes compatible de forma predeterminada
Preferencia del usuario: GPU para el procesamiento de imágenes activada
Activar HDR en la Biblioteca: DESACTIVADO
GPU para la generación de vistas previas:Automático (S3_5)

Carpeta de la aplicación: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic
Ruta de la biblioteca: D:\2025\20251025_misspoleglamour\2025_MPGICH\2025_mpgich\2025_mpgich.lrcat
Carpeta de ajustes: C:\Users\unda\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

I skipped the 15.0 and used 14.5.1 to finish all important work on both of my Mac computers. When 15.0.1 update came out I installed it on the machine that suffered the most. The problem persisted. 
the performance got better after I disabled some plugins or removed most of the unused ones from the system: adobe plugins can be found in adobe cloud app amd inside Lightroom plugin manager. 
I also played with the raw and video cash sizes. Restated the computer. And it got much better on 15.0.1

I am beyond frustrated. After trying every single possible fix recommended in this thread by several experts, the problem persists. LRC V15 is unuseable and unpredictable. Some times it works fine for a few minutes, then it becomes slow and unresponsive. Other times the problem occurs almost from the beginning. The Activity Monitor (macOS) shows LRC is using close to 200% of the CPU!

I am beginning to thing that the culprit is the Culling feature, even though I have it turned off. Somehow LRC must be sneakily culling thousands of photos at the same time I'm trying to do other things. I dont sync my photos to the cloud either, so I don't know what else LRC could be doing in the background that uses so much CPU and brings thing to a crawl. I wish Adobe did something about it!

@RlroodThanks for reaching out, and sorry to hear you're experiencing performance issues.

Could you please try purging the Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) cache and restarting your machine? This often helps improve performance.

To purge the cache:

1. Navigate to the following folder:
   C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Local\Adobe\CameraRaw
2. Delete the entire CameraRaw folder.

Additionally, please check your Windows Power Mode settings:

• Go to System → Power & Battery
• Under Power Mode, ensure it is set to Best Performance

Let us know if these steps help resolve the issue or if you continue to experience problems.

I have much the same issue, though it isn't as noticeable in develop module.  However, the simple act of moving a 20-image folder from one spot to the other took ~10 minutes.

Lightroom Classic version: 15.0 [ 202510171722-44f87028 ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 11 - Business Edition
Version: 11.0.26200
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 24
Processor speed: 3.1GHz
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
CPU Utilisation: 0.0%
Power Source: Plugged In
Built-in memory: 65277.2 MB
Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 168.2MB / 12086.0MB (1%)
Real memory available to Lightroom: 65277.2 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 11812.2 MB (18.0%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 13629.2 MB
GDI objects count: 845
USER objects count: 2956
Process handles count: 5356
Memory cache size: 0.0MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 18.0 [ 2389 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 156MB / 32638MB (0%)
Camera Raw real memory: 188MB / 65277MB (0%)

Cache1:
NT- RAM:0.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:0.0MB

Cache2:
m:0.0MB, n:0.0MB

U-main: 113.0MB

System DPI setting: 144 DPI (high DPI mode)
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Standard Preview Size: 2880 pixels
Displays: 1) 3840x2160
Input types: Multitouch: No, Integrated touch: No, Integrated pen: Yes, External touch: No, External pen: Yes, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (32.0.15.8157)
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: Auto
Enable HDR in Library: OFF
GPU for Preview Generation: On (S5_11)

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: C:\Users\matt\OneDrive\Documents\Adobe\Lightroom\LR-CAT_MattFitt-3-v13-3.lrcat
Settings Folder: C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) ColorChecker Camera Calibration
3) Flickr
4) Imagen plugin
5) Nik 8 HDR Efex
6) Plugin Parameters

Config.lua flags:

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Subsystem : 38961462
Revision : a1
Video Memory : 12086
Adapter #2: Vendor : 1414
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Subsystem : 0
Revision : 0
Video Memory : 0
AudioDeviceIOBlockSize: 2048
AudioDeviceName: System Default - Speakers (3- Focusrite USB Audio)
AudioDeviceNumberOfChannels: 2
AudioDeviceSampleRate: 96000
Build: LR5x26
Direct2DEnabled: false
GL_ACCUM_ALPHA_BITS: 16
GL_ACCUM_BLUE_BITS: 16
GL_ACCUM_GREEN_BITS: 16
GL_ACCUM_RED_BITS: 16
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GL_BLUE_BITS: 8
GL_DEPTH_BITS: 24
GL_GREEN_BITS: 8
GL_MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE: 16384
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 32768
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS: 4
GL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS: 32768,32768
GL_RED_BITS: 8
GL_RENDERER: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.60 NVIDIA
GL_STENCIL_BITS: 8
GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
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GPUDeviceEnabled: false
OGLEnabled: true
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Same here. In Lightroom Classic’s Develop module, switching images is really slow—it drags the whole editing process down by at least 3×. Specs: 128 GB RAM, M3 Max MacBook Pro.

Add me to the list of very unhappy LRC v15 users. I am experiencing the extreme lagginess reported by others: anything I try to do takes more than 20 seconds to actually happen, be it scrolling in the library, selecting a different file, opening a menu from the top bar, it does not matter, everything is affected.  Interestingly, when I relaunch the program it runs fine (normal speed) but after a while the lag reappears.

I have done all the suggested fixes to no avail:

Deleted preferences (by the way, the preferences file in MacOS is supposed to be in 

• Lightroom Classic: /Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.LightroomClassicCC7.plist

but there is no such file in my system. I had to recreate my preferences manually after I ascertained that deleting them by using the Shift+Option to launch did not solve the problem.

Uninstalled/installed LRC

Unchecked the culling options on the Catalog metadata panel

Created a new catalog and imported the old one into it. Question: when LRC v15 is installed, it creates a new catalog, what name does it give it? In my case it kept the same name.

My system info is here

Lightroom Classic version: 15.0 [ 202510171722-44f87028 ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-GB
Operating system: Mac OS 26
Version: 26.0.1 [25A362]
Application architecture: arm64
Logical processor count: 10
Processor speed: NA
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
Built-in memory: 65,536.0 MB
Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 539.3MB / 53,084.1MB (1%)
Real memory available to Lightroom: 65,536.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 1,043.1 MB (1.5%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 433,983.5 MB
Memory cache size: 148.1MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 18.0 [ 2389 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 2MB / 32767MB (0%)
Camera Raw real memory: 4MB / 65536MB (0%)

Cache1:
NT- RAM:0.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:0.0MB

Cache2:
m:148.1MB, n:0.0MB

U-main: 104.0MB

Standard Preview Size: 1024 pixels
Displays: 1) 5120x2880

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: Apple M1 Max
Init State: GPU for Export supported by default
User Preference: Auto
Enable HDR in Library: OFF
GPU for Preview Generation: Auto (S5_51)

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/Rafael/Pictures/Lightroom Catalog/Catalog-v15X/Catalog-v15X.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/Rafael/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
3) DxO PhotoLab 8
4) DxO PhotoLab 8 Importer
5) Flickr
6) Helicon Focus Export
7) Merge to 32-bit HDR
😎 Nik 8 HDR Efex
9) ON1 NoNoise AI Standalone 2021
10) Plugin Parameters
11) Plugin Parameters
12) Topaz Photo (Studio)

Config.lua flags:

(There is no additional info after this, unlike the System Info other users have posted. I do not know why.)

I really ope someone can find the cause for this problem! It is making LRC unusable for me.

Please be more specific. What do you mean with "extremly slow" and "unusable"?

What is slow? 

Which function(s) is/are slow?

Unfortunately you haven't given us any detailed description about your problem and no information about your system. Therefore, all proposed solutions are a little bit like as an look into the crystal ball.

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

Try to reset the Lightroom preferences.

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

It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

It's also possible that there's an issue with your catalog. Hold the Ctrl-Key while starting LrC. This opens a catalog selection dialog.

First select the appropriate recent catalog and let it check it – note the checkmark "Test integrity of this catalog" to check its integrity. If that doesn't help, try to create a new one and see if this catalog works. If yes, you could then try to import your current catalog into the new one.