Mac OS X 10.5.2 Special Report: Adobe application slowness, fixes

Various Adobe applications may be extremely slow to launch after the Mac OS X 10.5.2 update. Clearing font caches may resolve the issue.

MacFixIt reader Jeffrey HIldt writes:

"Using Insidersoftware's Font Smasher (the co. that makes Font Agent Pro, my font mgmt. choice) I cleared the font caches of my system and Adobe apps and that seems to have done the trick.  At least Ps is staying open without going into a Program Error loop.

You can use Smasher, like Jeffrey, or Linotype's FontExplorer X (in the application, choose Tools > Clean System Font Caches and Tools > Clean Application Font Caches). See more on using Font Explorer in this article.

Index:

• Release Notes an update procedure recommendations
• Determining whether problems are caused by Mac OS X 10.5.2 or Leopard Graphics update
• Downgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.1

• "ACL found but not expected" in Disk Utility
• Active Directory issues
• Adobe application slowness, fixes
• Advice at work
• AirPort slowness, disconnects and more
• Applications fail to launch
• Clicks from speakers
• Finder not starting
• Freezes when using DVD Player
• iCal calendars disappearing
• iPhone syncing problems
• Mail.app issues
• Microsoft Office applications slow to launch
• Missing display resolutions
• Poor Performance: Slow startups; general sluggishness
• Override automatic disk shutdown mechanism
• Parallels problems
• Repair Disk/Permissions to the rescue, again
• Screen savers not asking for passwords
• Slow LAN transfers
• Startup stalls or fails
• System utilities (Cocktail, LCC) must be updated
• Misc. third-party application, device problems (Bluetooth, etc.)
• Time Machine not work properly
• Trackpad, mice, keyboard not working -- reset SMC
• Undocumented fixes
• Wake-from-sleep issues (inadvertent restarts, more)

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