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Offline hsaphoto

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PM almost UNUSABLE since Mac OS Sequoia
« on: February 05, 2025, 07:32:28 AM »
Hey folks at PM,

VERY long time user here, pro photojournalist from Montreal, Canada.

We use M1 Mac machines (16gig ram) and our IT dept. asked us to upgrade to Sequoia in mid to late 2024.

Ever since that moment our PM versions - running Photo Mechanic Version 6.0, build 7212 (90865b3) are SLOW, painfully SLOW to resume after a Command-TAB switch from another software, either Photoshop or our browser that we need to keep open for IPTC infos and assignment platform.

Either the screen stays on the current opened app and nothing happens.... or if I use Mission Control to swap between apps, back to PM, I get the beachball rotation for anywhere from 5-30 seconds....

Seriously this is maddening !!!!!!!

I even tried your latest native version during the holidays... NO improvement.... 🤦‍♂️

Please let us know how we can try sending you data or logs to work on that issue.

best regards,


Hugo,
La Presse newspaper, Montreal Canada.

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Re: PM almost UNUSABLE since Mac OS Sequoia
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2025, 07:42:13 AM »
For a problem like this, I suggest contacting our support folks at:

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Re: PM almost UNUSABLE since Mac OS Sequoia
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2025, 04:13:32 AM »
App switch lag is brutal, hoping logs help fix this soon!

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Re: PM almost UNUSABLE since Mac OS Sequoia
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2025, 08:58:20 AM »
App switch lag is brutal, hoping logs help fix this soon!
Have you tried disabling "Rescan on resume" from the Contact Sheet section of Settings/Preferences?

The user who posted this thread never reached out to us, so we have no further information about the problem they were experiencing. If turning off 'Rescan on Resume' doesn't work, please reach out to our support team directly.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2025, 09:16:45 AM by ahoward »

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Re: PM almost UNUSABLE since Mac OS Sequoia
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2025, 08:51:50 PM »
FWIW, I have no issues with macOS 15 Sequoia (which I've been running since release) and PM.
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