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I have the newest version of affinity and the "not responding' has not resolved from the last version.  In fact it is worse.  Every move I make I get not responding for about 30 sec. to 3 minutes, making getting anything done impossible. I have a brand new laptop and the newest version of windows.  Any suggestions? I copy something "not responding"  wait a minute or so.  Then I get to move whatever I copied, then "not responding" wait a minute or so. Start a text box "not responding" wait a while , then it pops up and type a couple of letters then "not responding.  You get the picture.  I've uninstalled/reinstalled several times and each time I am sure to remove from app data roaming.  

Please help.

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We have just released a new beta version of Affinity Designer is it possible for you to download and install it using the link below and let me know if you are still experiencing the not responding issues with this version.

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11 minutes ago, Anny Leigh said:

I've been having the same problem. I recently got a tablet (Wacom intuos M) and after 5 minutes affinity designer stops responding and I have to force quit it. I am using the newest version of Affinity on my Mac. 

Welcome to the forums Anny,

One thing I have found is that many people have difficulty with the Wacom drivers not being up to date. I am assuming the problem is a recent one related time wise to the Wacom coming into use.

https://www.wacom.com/en-cn/support/product-support/drivers

`The most recent is 6.3.39-1 (macOS 10.12 - 10.15) ... Oh colourful expression, I think I have to update mine.

Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 
Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear.

I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.

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On 3/11/2020 at 10:39 AM, krstcarp said:

I have the newest version of affinity and the "not responding' has not resolved from the last version.  In fact it is worse.  Every move I make I get not responding for about 30 sec. to 3 minutes, making getting anything done impossible. I have a brand new laptop and the newest version of windows.  Any suggestions? I copy something "not responding"  wait a minute or so.  Then I get to move whatever I copied, then "not responding" wait a minute or so. Start a text box "not responding" wait a while , then it pops up and type a couple of letters then "not responding.  You get the picture.  I've uninstalled/reinstalled several times and each time I am sure to remove from app data roaming.  

Please help.

Are you using a Wacom tablet as Anny is? Or is this just happening while using a keyboard and mouse? If it is with a tablet connected, do you have the same "not responding" if you disconnect that and do the same thing with keyboard and mouse?

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I'm having the same problem.  Granted I don't have a cutting edge laptop, but it's and I7 with 8 GB ram running Windows 10 and the latest version of Designer.  I'm using an XP-Pen 15.6 Pro.  All the drivers are the most current available.  I started a new file 16x20 @ 360 DPI.  I placed a pixel sketch to use as a guide to ink the lines.  I'm using the paint brush to draw lines.  Everything runs smooth for about 10-15 minutes, and then I start to notice things gradually start to slow down.  The brush begins to lag and slow down.  I notice every time lines cross each other, icons for boolean operations keep toggling and Designer then begins to struggle keeping up with tasks.   The more lines, the more it begins to slow down and then everything in Designer freezes and becomes unresponsive.  Windows shows the program is not responding, and the application window turns light.  I can alt tab out and Windows is responsive, web browsers and other programs work just fine while Designer is non-responsive.  I go into the task manager and look at running programs and resources.  Just normal Windows services are running, Affinity is utilizing the most resources, 2.5 gigs of Ram, 25% CPU, but the power usage is high.  I end task and Designer instantly closes.  I restart the program, load the recovery file and everything works just fine at normal speed, then gradually the whole process begins to repeat itself, have to end task and restart.  Kind of mimics a memory leak and the program just loses resources.  I thought it was the large file size, but I'm able to use the same file in Clip Studio, AI, and Photoshop.  I've tried disabling the internet/network adapter, closing all unnecessary programs and services, disable the anti-virus and firewall and still encounter the same issue.  I haven't tried drawing a low resolution image to rule out file size issues.  

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