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January 31, 2024
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Screen Sharing Mac 2 Mac using Photoshop lags considerably in Sonoma update

  • January 31, 2024
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I just updated a few Macs that my company remotes into for work to Sonoma 14.3. All three of these Macs were running Ventura 13.2 before the update and working just fine using Photoshop on the remote Macs. Now, when anyone connects to their updated remote Mac running Sonoma, trying to use the Move tool in Photoshop creates a very considerable lag, and the move itself doesn't even complete after the lag catches up. Photoshop is running the latest update, but it was updated before updating the macOS on each remote Mac. Also, both Home and Remote Macs are using "Adaptive Quality" (lowest render setting) in Screen Sharing.

 

This seems to be an issue with the Screen Sharing app on Sonoma, receiving "click and drags" in Photoshop on the remote Mac. I have sent this same issue to Apple Support to see if it is somehow a Screen Sharing problem, but no other Adobe product seems affected, even intensive programs like After Effects.

 

Here are the specs for all machines and programs involved:
Home Mac:
• Sonoma 14.3
• 2021 Apple M1 iMac / 8 GB RAM
• Screen Sharing Version 4.1 (592.1) - "Adaptive Quality"

 

Remote Mac:
• Sonoma 14.3
• 2019 Mac Pro
• Processor: 3.5 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon W
• Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro W5700X 16 GB
• Memory: 96 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
• Photoshop version 25.4.0
• Screen Sharing Version 4.1 (592.1) - "Adaptive Quality"

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Correct answer Kevin Stohlmeyer

@BTA-1138 this is definitely a Sonoma issue - I've seen this with other applications. We tested with PS a while back and PS is running fine and responsive on the original machine - but lags when remoting in. Not a Photoshop issue.

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BTA-1138Author
Inspiring
December 18, 2024

UPDATE: This has been fixed by updating the remote Mac to macOS 15.2.

Thanks!

BTA-1138Author
Inspiring
February 1, 2024

Thank you.

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 31, 2024

@BTA-1138 this is definitely a Sonoma issue - I've seen this with other applications. We tested with PS a while back and PS is running fine and responsive on the original machine - but lags when remoting in. Not a Photoshop issue.