Choppy footage

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Trying to edit 5k footage and the video is INSANELY choppy. I made proxies, which helped a bit, but it's a pretty annoying task and things still move slow at times. 

My question is this -- I have a smaller mac with only about 100GB of stotage (20GB left). Will choppiness like that always be an issue on a smaller laptop? I even remember when buying it (wasn't editing videos at the time) the clerk said it might present problems for video editing/production. 

Any help would be great -- thanks!

[Ann Bens]

I even remember when buying it (wasn't editing videos at the time) the clerk said it might present problems for video editing/production. 

think his was right.

[Kevin-Monahan]

Df,

Happy Monday! Try my Mac Troubleshooting steps. Important: Media cache, preferences, Adobe folder permissions: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-basic-troubleshooting-amp-maintenance-for-premiere-p...

Regards,
Kevin