![]() ![]() Then I migrate back just the data I need for current work, keeping the rest of my data on backup drives and external working drives. At that point, I install the latest compatible operating system and fresh, fully updated copies of all the software and drivers I need. I don’t let any of my main computers get upgraded more than three times without doing a complete backup (a bootable drive CLONE), then starting up from the external drive clone and erasing the internal drive. The amount of “digital detritus and debris” generated by computers over time is significant. ![]() Normally, I only use spinning drives when doing backups and long term storage operations! My daily drives are all SSDs now.ĥ) Running a Mac that has been upgraded from OS to OS for more than three years - By that I mean you’ve dutifully updated on top of updates on top of updates. I don’t allow spinner drives to sleep unless the computer as a whole is sleeping. If your startup drive is more than half full, try moving data to an external drive, so the OS can use empty space on the startup drive for virtual memory.Ĥ) Allowing external spinning platter hard drives to go to sleep - If the OS suddenly needs to read or write something on an external drive that is not spinning, everything can come to a halt until that drive gets up to speed. By that, I mean the OS needs a large empty space it can use for swap memory or virtual memory operations. (That was major surgery involving two kits from OWC - not something I recommend doing yourself unless you are highly detail oriented and quite used to working on sensitive electronics.)ģ) Using a computer with a nearly-full startup drive - Both MacOS and Windows need room to “breathe”. My old iMac got SEVEN TIMES faster at rendering stills and video when I doubled RAM from 8 to 16GB and replaced its 5400RPM 1TB internal drive with a 2TB SSD drive. In fact, the gain from this is probably bigger than any other change you can make. The point of diminishing marginal returns is somewhere around 24GB.Ģ) Running any modern MacOS off of a conventional, spinning-platter hard drive - Swapping your old spinning drive for a 2TB SSD can dramatically, SHOCKINGLY improve performance. ![]() All of these conditions can slow down Lightroom Classic:ġ) Insufficient RAM or Unified Memory - 8GB may be too little, especially if you are running another, or more than one other, heavy duty application. Read through these potential causes and see whether they apply in your circumstances. Sometimes, a combination of factors will cripple an otherwise perfectly decent computer. ![]()
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