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Reset Photoshop's Settings · Disable Export Clipboard · Save Recovery Information Less Often · Disable PSD File Compression · Increase the Maximum Allowed RAM Usage. ❤️ Shareit:CoverPhotobyDjimLoic,freetouse AdobePhotoshopisaverycomplicated,advancedandpowerfulpieceofsoftware.Itcanhandlealot,andsometimesthatcomesatthecostofcomputingresources.That’sespeciallytruethesedayswithmostpeopleupgradingtheircomputerequipmentlessoftenthanafewyearsago. Somaybeyou’vebeenfindingthatthingshavebeengettingslowerinPhotoshopandthatcertainoperationsarenowlagging.Inthispost,I’lltrytodistillsometrickstoimprovetheperformanceofyourPhotoshopinstallandgetyoubacktoworkingatfullefficiency. ResetPhotoshop’sSettings There’saneasywaytodeletePhotoshop’ssettingsfileandthereforeresetthesettingstothedefaultvalues.ThismayhelpifyouhaveanaggingsuspicionthattheslownessisduetopreferencesfromoldversionsofPhotoshopsomehowconflictingwithyourcurrentPhotoshopinstall. Todothat,whenstartingPhotoshop,holdtheShift+Option+Cmd(Windows:Shift+Alt+Ctrl)andthenclicktostartPhotoshop.You’llbepresentedwithadialogthatwillaskyouifyouwanttodeletethePhotoshopSettingsfile. Nowyou’llhavetoreconfigurePhotoshoptoyourlikings,butatleastyou’llbeworkingfromafreshplacesettings-wise. DisableExportClipboard Bydefault,Photoshopkeepsyourclipboardfullwithdataincaseyouwanttocopysomethingtoanothersoftware.Ifyoudon’ttendtodothatinyourworkflow,youcandisablethatclipboardexportingandsavesomememory. Dodothatstep,gototheGeneraltabunderthePhotoshoppreferencesandunchecktheExportClipboardoption. TurningofftheExportClipboardoption SaveRecoveryInformationLessOften EverysooftenPhotoshopsavessomerecoveryinformationonyourworkingfilesothatifthesoftwarecrashesitcanpickbackupwhereyouleftoff.IfPhotoshopcrashingisnotsomethingthathasbeenanissueforyou,youcangetabumpinperformancebysettingthatrecoveryinformationauto-savetohappenlessfrequently. Todoit,gototheFileHandlingtabunderyourPhotoshoppreferencesandchangetheAutomaticallySaveRecoveryInformationoptiontosomethinglike30minutes. RecoveryInformationSavingPreference DisablePSDFileCompression Ifyou’reworkingwithPSDfiles,savetimeonfilesavingbydisablingcompressiononthem.Thiswillmakethefileslarger,butthey’llsavefaster. Forthat,gototheFileHandlingtabofyourPhotoshoppreferencesandchecktheDisableCompressionofPSDFilesoption. IncreasetheMaximumAllowedRAMUsage There’sasettingtotellPhotoshoptheamountofRAMthatit’sallowedtouse. You’llfindthatoptionunderthePerformancetabofyourPhotoshoppreferences.You’llseearecommendedanidealrange,andit’shighlyrecommendedthatyoudon’tgoover85%ofthememoryavailableonyourcomputer,toleavesomememoryforotherapplications. YoucantrytweakingthatsettingbylettingPhotoshopusealittlebitmorememoryandseeifithelps. Tweaktheallowedmemoryusage DecreasetheNumberofHistoryStates ActionsyouperforminPhotoshoparesavedashistorystatessothatyoucangobackintimeandundoyourlastmoves.Bydefault,Photoshopkeepsyourlast50actionsinmemory,andyoucanreducethatamountifyou’reconfidentthatyouwon’tneedtogobackinhistorythatfar. You’llalsofindthatoptionunderthepreference’sPerformancepanel. Fewerhistorystates IncreaseCacheLevels Thenumberofcachelevelsthat’soptimalforyourworkwilldependonthetypeofworkthatyoudo.Forphotographyworkwithfilesoflargedimensions,acachelevelof6isusuallymoreperformantthanthedefaultof4. ThatsettingisalsounderthePerformancepanel. Increasingcachelevels TweakYourScratchDisks Photoshopusesadiskinthebackgroundtoholdtemporarydata,andthat’swhat’sknownasascratchdisk.Youcanhavemultiplescratchdisksandtheonesdefinedhigherupwillhavepriorityandtheloweroneswillbeusedonlywhenthepreviousonesarefull. Herearesomeguidelinesforagoodscratchdiskworkflow: PrioritizeSSDdisksoverolderspinningdisks. Prioritizeadiskthathasafastconnection,likeaninternaldriveoranexternalUSB3orThunderboltdrive. Trytohaveyourscratchdiskonadifferentdrivethanyourcomputer’soperatingsystem. Trytoleaveplentyofavailableroomonyourscratchdisks. Sowiththat,onepotentiallygoodwaywouldbetohaveanexternalSSDdiskwithplentyofavailablespacehookedintoyourcomputerinpermanenceandsetasyour1stscratchdisk.Thenyourcomputer’sdrivecanbesetasthe2ndscratchdisk. You’llbeabletosetthesettingsforyourscratchdisksundertheScratchDiskspanel. SettingScratchDisks PurgetheClipboardortheHistory Youcanmanuallypurgetheclipboardand/orthehistoryifyou’dlike,totryandclean-upandreducethememoryusage.You’llfindthepurgeoptionundertheEditmenuinPhotoshop. Purgingclipboardandhistorystates TimeforaComputerUpgrade? If,afterimplementingtheabovetips,you’refindingthatthingsarestillreallyslow,maybeitstartstopointtothefactthatmoreperformantcomputerequipmentwouldreallyhelp. Andthere’sstillhopeifabrandnewcomputerisnotinyourbudgetrightnow.Forexample,unlessyourcomputer’sRAMmemoryisalreadymaximized,aRAMupgradeisusuallyquitecheapandcanamounttoaveryimpactfulperformanceenhancement.Also,ifyourcomputerusesanolderspinningharddrive,youcouldpurchaseanexternalUSB3orThunderboltSSDharddriveasyourmainworkharddrive,whichshouldmakereadsandwritesmuchfaster. 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