Performance improvement by upgrading?

[neilmwhite]

Hi,

I'm currently using PS - build number 2.2.5.1045 (64Bit). Functionally this does everything I require. I purely use it for assigning structured Keywords to sidecar xmps and for searching. All other image and video processing is undertaken using a variety of RAW and other image processing tools which can read the sidecar xmps.

I have around 185,000 files indexed and it is now becoming rather lethargic when I try to assign new keywords. Sometimes I can wait several minutes before I can add a new batch of keywords to images I have just imported.

Is there likely to be any performance improvement in upgrading to a later version of PS? Performance wise my PC is quite adequate for all my other software (Windows 10, 64Bit - Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3340 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3301 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s))

I don't want to split my catalog as I often want to search for particular subject matter across all my image files. Are there any other alternative suggestions to improve performance?

Thanks
Neil

[weidmic]

Neil,
you can install PSU 3.x as a trial side by side with PSU 2.x on your computer - make a copy of your database and give it a try.
I am sure you you will find improvement in speed but only you can say if the switch is worth it for you.

Michael

[Hert]

After upgrading the database, don't forget to Compact. There should be a noticeable performance gain. Also check http://whatsnew.idimager.com

[neilmwhite]

Thanks Hert for the reminder re compacting. Although it took a couple of hours I've compacted the database on my current version and it is much, much faster than it was to load and to find keywords for assignment. Looks like I don't actually need to upgrade just yet.