a project will run fine for a while but then maybe like once a day?
→ open or saving project A → super slow (Action: Saving Setup…) as in 5-10 minutes per save!
→ open random other project B → fast
→ open project A → fast again
after a while:
→ open or saving project A → super slow
.. rinse and repeat.
seems to be something we are encountering with 2025.2.6 only ? we where on 2025.2.3 before that and never observed it, i made a ticket but its almost impossible to reproduce “on the spot” case number: 25945455
just kinda writing it down in case other people have the same weird issue or someone knows a fix
To be honest, I initially thought it was a hardware bottleneck or a compatibility issue because my machine is quite old and a bit slow. But reading your post makes me realize it’s definitely a version-specific bug.
Up until a few days ago, I was running the 2024 version flawlessly with absolutely no issues. This sudden, frustrating increase in save and open times only started happening right after I upgraded to 2025.2.6.
Just like you described, it’s completely random and impossible to replicate on command, but it completely tanks the workflow when it hits. Thanks for opening a ticket and sharing the case number (25945455) I’ll be following this closely!
Is this specific to 2025.2.6 or also other versions of 2025.2.x?
As this was a service pack release that was released after all the other performance problems on 2026, it’s quite possible that some change slipped through that is the root cause.
In fact this may be a good thing. Until now these slow downs were mostly observed in 2026, which had a lot of changes, making it hard to pint down. If this service pack now leaked the problematic logic into 2025, it’s a much more contained amount of code. One just has to look at what files changed between 2025.2.5 and 2025.2.6 in the source control software, and now it’s a nice small amount of code to audit for a potential culprit.
To be honest, I haven’t noticed any difference or temporary fix by switching between projects.However, that might be because the projects I’m currently working on are quite light and not heavily loaded, so it’s a bit harder to judge the impact of swapping them. I’ll keep a close eye on it, and if anything changes or if I notice a pattern over time, I’ll definitely update everyone here. Thanks again for digging into this!
Might be un-related to your issue, but these are critical environment variables for us. No idea how to implement them on macOS, but we’ve done it studio wide on linux.
setenv DL_WELCOME_SCREEN 0 #No annoying Welcome screen
setenv DL_STARTUP_LIBS_CLOSED 1 #Don't try to load every Library upon Project opn
setenv DL_REMOTE_GATEWAY 0 #Hide MediaGateways. Show local devices only.
@finnjaeger could you update us on which version shows the issue? I am under the impression after discussing this issue with my Support colleagues that 2025.2.6 is not the cause of your issue.