22Gigs of RAM, really? Or is that 2.2 Gigs of RAM? I didn't know
any Macs have enough ports for that many chips!
If you really have that much RAM I can't imagine Time Machine slowing
you down. It only updates files that have been changed, once it gets
its basic database set up.
There must be some other problem. How many apps do you have always
open? Which versions of PS and iTunes are you running? Is your Time
Machine USB? How long as it been since you've quit Bridge and PS or
restarted? If you're using Lightroom, is your entire portfolio
stored in it?
Now I'm still running a G4 Powerbook with a single Gig of RAM, but
the only time I see slowing is when I've just finished processing a
400 file shoot and the caches in both Bridge and PS are totally
clogged with stuff. I haven't tried just emptying caches, but
quitting PS and Bridge usually speeds things up an appreciable amount.
On the other hand, if your Time Machine drive is USB 2, you could be
suffering from that. USB writes packets of data to RAM before
copying them to the attached drive. Firewire is a continuous stream
without continuous addressing of the RAM at all.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
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