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Kerc
Kerc
Inspiring
June 3, 2020
Question

Photoshop 2020 - Efficiency

  • June 3, 2020
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Hi,

I need some help with a lack of efficiency / memory with my system / PS settings.

I'll try to be as clear and informative as possible:

The Problem: I open a file of moderate size, e.g. 20MB, and always get Efficiency below 90%, often only 65%, but different every time, sometimes also 100% ... same file. ... no other apps running!

- system and PS are always latest update

- please see attached system list: lots of RAM, Nvidia 1070, Samsung 960 EVO 250

- SSD (C) is reserved only for system and has lots of space, therefor I have no pagefile drive

  assigned in Preferences. 

- tried different performance settings in preferences: 70% - 85% .. no difference

- Graphics Processor / Use Open CL / Anti Alias Guides ... all checked .... Drawing Mode: Advanced

- Machine and PS are as clean as a whistle - no junk files, temp files, cache files, sfc /scannow good

 

what could it be? ... please let me know if other info is required

 

Thanks for your time in advance

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D Fosse
Community Expert
D FosseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2020

Efficiency is one of those readouts I have never bothered with. It just means the working data exceed available RAM - but that always happens, no matter how much RAM you have. It's nothing to be concerned about. That's why Photoshop always needs a scratch disk.

 

If you experience lagging, it's for other reasons. Prime suspect is the video driver, next any third-part plugins or extensions, tablet driver, any app or utility that might interfere.

    Kerc
    KercAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 3, 2020

    Thanks for your reply, D_Fosse.

    yes - I don't really notice lag - except with large files and a few major tasks. 

    So you are saying that even with 16 GB RAM it will show below 90% efficiency?

    I read other posts saying that everything under 95% indicates insuficient memory...?

    And I never used to see that on other machines / earlier versions / in the past in general.

    That's why I wondered if soemthing is set wrong wth this one.

    BTW - Scratch Disk in Prefrences is set to C - same as Operating System and installed PS...??

    (since it is an SSD shouldn't it be all on C, rather on HDD storage drive... same as I have page file set to)

     

    Please let me know about further thoughts

     

    Thanks

    C
    canon reed
    Known Participant
    June 4, 2020

    i use an external hd for a scratch disk and the (mines imac) internal hd for a backup to that scratch disc. Do you maybe have a lot of  asl files, tpl, abr or patterns?  if that is your case then id back them up to an external memory and then put them in your adobe library - maybe pause sync during workflow - and take them out of the running program. 

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