Slow Photoshop Elements 2026

[Melvin241055786xn8]

Photoshop Elements 2026 is running much slower than the 2025 version on my iMac. Are other people finding the same problem?

Mel

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[Glenn 8675309]

Not that I am aware of.   One thing you can do to "speed things up a bit"  go to your preference file and turn off all that facial recongnition stuff it you don't need it.   ALSO:  by default auto creations is turned on- I find that can be a bit of a resource hog.  let me know if you need help with that.   

I have a windows computer:  I find pse 2026 to be a bit more repsonsive.

One thing you might do:  turn your comptuer all the way off.  go get some coffee come back in a few minutes, and turn it back on.   I turn my computer all the way off every monday morning, and it stays off for  abotu 10 hours- it's always a bit "peppier" when I turn it back on. FOR EXAMPLE:  My download speed right noww is 276MB/sec- and typically is about 150MB /sec thats with t-mobile internet which uses both 5g and 4g to provide internet service.

[Claire H.]

Hi @Melvin241055786xn8, I'm just checking in to see if the suggestion helped or if you are still running into this issue? Let us know how things are going. Happy to keep troubleshooting with you if needed. Thanks! ^CH