Here’s a resource for those of you running Photoshop CS6: (opens in new tab) 07. This can create conflicts and cause Photoshop to crash.

This can be the source of many problems - for example, if you have plugins designed for the 32-bit version of Photoshop and you’re now running a 64-bit version. Also make sure that the external drive is different than the drive you now use for virtual memory or working on large files. One way to deal with that problem is to have an external hard drive but when you do, make sure it's a 4 or 6 pin firewire drive (avoid USB drives or DVD drives - they are too slow). If that's not available, you will receive an error message. In other words, a 100MB file will need 500MB of contiguous hard drive space. When working on an image file, Photoshop uses five times the size of the image in contiguous hard drive space. If your computer doesn't have enough RAM, Photoshop will use a Scratch Disk, which is free space on available drives. Having enough RAM for Photoshop is extremely important. If that doesn’t work, consider adding more RAM if your computer will support that. If the efficiency is less than 90-95%, refer to step 3 to improve your system performance. Perform a clean Illustrator app reinstall using the Creative Cloud Cleaner tool. Update your GPU drivers now if you havent yet. Check the System Compatibility Report for outdated GPU driver issues. Back up and then reset your app preferences. Anything less than that is using the scratch disk(s) and will be slowing down your computer. Get the latest Illustrator version for improved product stability.

To turn on the Efficiency Indicator, go to the bottom of the image window and click on the pop-up window and choose Efficiency.Īt the moment, you can see my computer is running at 100% efficiency. Use the Efficiency Indicator to improve performance

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