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JPG files and slow

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Windows 10, latest LR, is there a way to improve the performance of navigating and exporting jpeg files? I can flip thru jpeg files on a normal windows file viewer without any lags, but in LR, even without any settings applied, it will take1-2 seconds. If I were to zoom in 100%, it may takes 5 seconds. Outside of LR, zoom in takes no time. So the problem is in how LR handles jpeg files. I tried optimzing the catalog, no help. There is a enable GPU setting for raw, but that doesnt apply for jpeg. Any help is appreciated.
 
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One of the largest improvements is to have the original image locally. So, either set the Lr preferences to store originals locally and/or enable store smart previews locally. Another option is to selectively set some albums to store locally.

Note: Lr is a non-destructive editor; so after loading the image, it must then apply any updates or changes to it.
 
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tspear said:
One of the largest improvements is to have the original image locally.
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The OP is using Classic, so this is already happening.

@kenwood: What are your system specs? CPU, GPU, and memory? How many pixels are in your images? Where is your catalogue located?
 
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Hal P Anderson said:
The OP is using Classic, so this is already happening.

@kenwood: What are your system specs? CPU, GPU, and memory? How many pixels are in your images? Where is your catalogue located?
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Then the OP posted in the wrong forum. This is desktop app for Cloud based, and also missed the LrC vs Lr.

Tim
 
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I changed a bunch of things and the navigation/zoom issue seems to have disappeared. Here is what I did, not sure which one(s) resolved it:

disable gpu under camera raw, purge camera raw/video cache under system, preferences
disable all plugins (only had 3)
disable all the address lookup/auto detect features under catalog settings
optimze catalog (size is only 50mb)
 
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