Can't fix the "stuttering"

[Willis5FDD]

Almost done with a short film and the "stuttering" and delayed responses in the program have gotten so bad that I can't work with it.  My driver is up to date.  I do live in a rural area and I am thinking maybe my internet speed is slightly too slow.  Its at 20.6 mbs download and 1.03 mbs upload.  Is that most likely the problem?  Can't think of what else it would be

[Peru Bob]

What are the complete computer specs, including hard drives (how many, what kind, what is on each, what capacity, and how full)?

What type of media are you editing?
Have you tried proxies?

https://www.adobe.com/learn/premiere-pro/web/proxy-media?learnIn=1&locale=en

If NVIDIA graphics, make sure to use the latest Studio Driver from NVIDIA (NOT the Game Driver).

[Willis5FDD]

I'm using proxies.  I think its my cache.  I havent cleared it in 4 years

[Peru Bob]

Delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clear-your-media-cache-in-30-seconds-in-premi...

If that doesn't work, try Preferences > Audio Hardware and set Input to None.

If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and import the old one into it.

[Willis5FDD]

That won't affect the current project I am working on will it?

[Peru Bob]

Any media cache files that get deleted and are necessary will be automatically recreated.

[Carlos Ziade]

where are your footage located?

[Willis5FDD]

External hard drives

[Carlos Ziade]

check your audio hardware settings and make sure Default Input is set to "No Input"

[Willis5FDD]

Thank you so much.  Gonna do that and clear the cache.  I didn't know I was supposed to clear it every so often so there is 4 years of stuff on there

[Willis5FDD]

It was the Audio Input this whole time.  It was set to microphone or something.  Thank you

[Ishan Y]

Hey Willis,

I'm sorry for the poor experience. Could you relocate the source files to internal storage and let us know if the preview improves? You can also try creating a new project with a few sample files moved to internal storage for testing (in case there isn't enough internal storage available). If you still see the issue, please share your current Premiere Pro version, source file properties, and system specifications.

Thanks,

Ishan

Please tag me (@) in your replies so that it notifies me and helps me respond promptly.

[R Neil Haugen]

If any part of the project relies on over-the-net connection, that set of 'net speeds would be excruciatingly slow.

Unfortunately. And if so, get things on local installed drives.