Healing Tool Freezes in Lightroom

[tomr50176225]

My healing brush has stopped working. When I choose the healing brush, I get the circle, but clicking on the picture just freezes the circle on that spot. I can't drag over anything to heal. Basically, it does nothing at this point. Any idea what could have happened and how to fix it?

Message was edited by: Sahil Chawla

[Sahil.Chawla]

Hi Tom,

That shouldn't be happening, let's make it right.

As the Healing Tool is freezing up, have you tried turning off the GPU option from Lightroom's preferences?

Go to Lightroom > Preferences > General and uncheck "Use Graphics Processor" > Restart Lightroom.

Also, please let us know the version of Lightroom and the operating system you're working with.

Regards,
Sahil

[garrettg97638702]

I dont have the option of use graphics processor. Any other suggestions?

[Lisa5E33]

I found it under Performance instead of general. And it fixed the issue! I turned it "off"

[Bluejay664]

Hello Sahil,

My Healing Brush freezes also, but the GPU is already turned off.

Any other suggestions?  Very, very frustrating.......Thank You !!

Kathy

[Bluejay664]

My operating system is Windows 10 and the version is the monthly subscription so I assume it's the latest version?

[Isabella22850867n0zl]

This freezing issue persists in 2024, by the way.

[Devoncadams]

I too am having this issue. M1P 2022 MBP LRCC 12.2.1 release. My performance was already off. I optimized my catalog. 32gm RAM. Several hundred gigs open. I can't use the brush tool at all. Freezes when it gets to the edge of the image.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@Devoncadams  This thread is about Lightroom Desktop not Lightroom Classic (and the thread is very old). You should post in Lightroom Classic Discussions instead.  You will get  a quicker - version/application appropriate answer there. 

[Cortney36115333qvt1]

I am using the LR Desktop version, turned off GPU, and I am still having this issue. Please help!