Extreme slow opening files in Publisher

[peterwespi]

Dear community

I have the issue that Publisher files open extreme slow. The files are about 70 to 130 pages with lots of graphics (Affinity Designer only). The documents open and than it takes about 20 to 30 minutes (Apple beachball) until I can work on them. Does anyone have the same problem? Or does anyone have a solution? Thanks for any tips 🙂

>> Mac Mini 2018 3.2 GHz-6-Core Intel Core i7 with Big Sur, 32 MB RAM, files on external HD

>> Affinity Publisher 1.10.4

Thanks a lot

Peter

[R C-R]

8 hours ago, peterwespi said:

files on external HD

Is the external HD connected directly to your Mac, & if so, how fast is the connection to it (USB 2.0 "Hi-Speed", 3.0 "SuperSpeed", something else)?  

[peterwespi]

Thanks @R C-R for your post. My system should be fast enough (most USB 3.0), but I just copied the stuff onto the system HD and check if the issue happens with direct paths too. I'll post the resolution asap.

[peterwespi]

The same issue when all files are on the startup volume. It isn't a problem with the HD speed.