Photoshop lags, freezes, or runs slowly - Adobe Help Center

Photoshop lags, freezes, or runs slowly · Increase memory allocation for Photoshop to 80-85%. · Flatten any heavy layers which may be causing ... AdobePhotoshop iPadFeatures Features What'sNew PhotoshopBrushes Content-AwareFill PhotoEffects Learn&Support ComparePlans FreeTrial Buynow Photoshoplags,freezes,orrunsslowly Search Lastupdatedon 2021-10-26 TrythesuggestedsolutionsonthispageifPhotoshoplags,freezes,stutters,orrunsslowerthanexpectedonyourcomputer. Important Important: Photoshop’s3Dfeatureswillberemovedinfutureupdates.Usersworkingwith3DareencouragedtoexploreAdobe’snewSubstance3Dcollection,whichrepresentsthenextgenerationof3DtoolsfromAdobe. AdditionaldetailsonthediscontinuationofPhotoshop’s3Dfeaturescanbefoundhere: Photoshop3D|Commonquestionsarounddiscontinued3Dfeatures.   LookupyourissueintheSymptomcolumnbelowandtrythesolutionslistedagainstit. Symptom Suggestedsolutions WhenyoulaunchPhotoshop,itfreezeseitheratthesplashscreendisplaying'LoadingHalideBottlenecks...'orfreezes/crashesduringstartup. Thisissueiscausedbycorruptcolorprofilesorreallylargepresetfiles. Toresolvethisissue,updatePhotoshoptothelatestversion. IfupdatingPhotoshoptothelatestversiondoesn'tsolvetheproblem,tryremovingthecustompresetfiles.Forinstructions,seePhotoshopfreezesatlaunch. SlownessorlagswhileusingcertaintoolsorfeatureslikeScrubbyZoom,AnimatedZoom,Panorama,HDR,Filters,Brushes,SelectAndMask,etc Ensurethatyourcomputermeetsthesystemrequirements. Ensurethatspecialrequirementsforthefeatureyou'reusing,suchasGPUorOpenCL,aremet. TweakyourPhotoshopperformancepreferences. Ifyou'reusingagamingmouse(LogitechG700Sorsimilar)withacustomdriver,setthepollingrateto125Hzinthedevicedriver. Iftheissuepersists,trythestepslistedinOptimizePhotoshopperformance. Slownessatlaunch IfPhotoshopwasrunningwellearlier,buthasrecentlybecomeslow,resetpreferences. Skiploadingthird-partyplug-ins. Todoso,closePhotoshopandthenlaunchitagainwhilepressingdowntheShiftkey. Disconnectanyexternalperipheralsordrives. Disableanyantivirussoftwareinstalledonyourcomputer. Slownesswhileaccessingassetsonnetworkdrives Note:AdobeTechnicalSupportonlysupportsusingPhotoshopandAdobeBridgeonalocalharddisk.It'sdifficulttore-createoraccuratelyidentifynetwork-andperipheral-configurationproblems.  Copytheassettoalocaldrive,editinPhotoshop,andthenuploadagaintothenetworkdrive. Slowness/crasheswhenPhotoshopisusedtogetherwithperipheralslikespecificprinters,Wacomtablet/Cintiq,etc FollowthesuggestionsinPhotoshopcrashingduetolibcef.dll. Updatetothelatestversionofyourperipheral’sdriver. TryusingPhotoshopwithadifferentperipheralunit. Contactthemanufacturerofyourperipheralforadditionalsupport. Issueswithuntested/uncertifiedhardware(GPU,etc).UsingPhotoshopwithuncertifiedhardwareisnotrecommended. DisableGPUuse. DeselectPreferences>Performance>UseGraphicsProcessor. Ensurethatthedriverforyourdeviceisupdated.Iftheproblembeganafteryouupdatedadriver,rollbacktoapreviousversionofthedriver. Photoshopconsumesallofthecustomer’ssystemresources,suchasCPU   TrythesolutionsproposedinHighCPUusageduetoCEPHTMLEngine. Ensurethatyourcomputer/OSisoptimizedingeneral.Forexample,usetheMSConfig utilityonWindowscomputers. Killunnecessaryprocessesrunninginthebackgroundonyourcomputer. Ifnecessary,upgradeyourcomputer,sothatithasmoreresources. Slownessorlagswhileworkingwithheavy-sizedassetsorassetswithmultiplelayers/files/artboards   IncreasememoryallocationforPhotoshopto80-85%. Flattenanyheavylayerswhichmaybecausingproblems. Adjustcachesize.Ensurethatyouchoosetherightcachepresetforthetypeofdocumentyou'reworkingwith. Improveyourcomputer’shardwareconfiguration.Forexample,addmoreRAM.Havingamodernprocessor—forexample,multi-corei35thgenerationorlaterprocessorwithclock-speed2.6GHzorhigher—mayhelp. Slownesswhilesavingfilesorexportingassets   AttheOSlevel,tweaksystemvirtualmemory/pagesize.Consultthedocumentationforyouroperatingsystem(WindowsormacOS). Ensurethatyourcomputerhasadequatefreeharddiskspace. Ensurethatyouhavewritepermissionstothelocationtowhichyou’resavingthefile. Ensurethatyou’renotsavingthefiletoanetworkdrive.Thatusecaseisunsupported. AddscratchdisksforPhotoshop’suse(Preferences>ScratchDisks). IssueswhenPhotoshopisusedonhigh-resolutionmonitors AttheOSlevel,tryswitchingtoalower-resolutiondisplaymode.Consultthedocumentationforyouroperatingsystem(WindowsormacOS). Generalslowness/crasheswhileusingPhotoshop EnsurethatyourcomputermeetsthesystemrequirementsforPhotoshop. EnsurethatPhotoshopandyouroperatingsystemareup-to-date. Ifyourcomputerhasmultiplegraphicscards,ensurethatthehigh-performancegraphicscardisassignedtoPhotoshopinsteadoftheIntegratedGraphicsorPower-Savinggraphicscard. Skiploadingthird-partyplug-ins.Todoso,closePhotoshopandthenlaunchitagainwhilepressingdowntheShiftkey. Disableback-upsoftware(Acronis,etc) Disableanti-virusand/orwhite-listAdobeapplicationsinyouranti-virussoftware. IncreasethememoryallocationforPhotoshopto80-85%. Adjustcachesize.Ensurethatyouchoosetherightcachepresetforthetypeofdocumentyou'reworkingwith. DisableGPUuse.DeselectPreferences>Performance>UseGraphicsProcessor. IfPhotoshopwasrunningwellearlier,buthasrecentlybecomeslow,resetpreferences. AddscratchdisksforPhotoshop’suse(Preferences>ScratchDisks). UnderPreferences>3D,lowerthevalueoftheAvailableVRAMFor3Dsettingto80%. Ifyou'rerunningPhotoshoponamacOScomputer,disableAutomaticGraphicSwitchingfromtheEnergySaverSystemPreferences. Iftheissuepersists,trythestepslistedin OptimizePhotoshopperformance. MorelikethisPerformancepreferencesOptimizePhotoshopperformanceSystemrequirementsforPhotoshopTabletsupportforPhotoshop|Windows BuyAdobePhotoshop orstarta FreeTrial.​ Signintoyouraccount Signin Manageaccount Quicklinks Viewallyourapps Manageyourplans LegalNotices   |   OnlinePrivacyPolicy LanguageNavigation LanguageNavigation Choosearegion Selectingaregionchangesthelanguageand/orcontentonAdobe.com. Americas Brasil Canada-English Canada-Français Latinoamérica México UnitedStates AsiaPacific Australia HongKongS.A.R.ofChina India-English NewZealand SoutheastAsia(IncludesIndonesia,Malaysia,Philippines,Singapore,Thailand,andVietnam)-English 中国 中國香港特別行政區 台灣地區 日本 한국 Europe,MiddleEastandAfrica Africa-English België-Nederlands Belgique-Français Belgium-English Českárepublika Cyprus-English Danmark Deutschland Eesti España France Greece-English Ireland Israel-English Italia Latvija Lietuva Luxembourg-Deutsch Luxembourg-English Luxembourg-Français Magyarország Malta-English MiddleEastandNorthAfrica-English Nederland Norge Österreich Polska Portugal România Schweiz Slovenija Slovensko Suisse Suomi Svizzera Türkiye UnitedKingdom България Россия Україна الشرقالأوسطوشمالأفريقيا-اللغةالعربية ישראל-עברית Sverige