# FMOD Studio being slow and taking minutes to do nearly any action

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-studio-being-slow-and-taking-minutes-to-do-nearly-any-action/23184>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Tags:** mac\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-studio-being-slow-and-taking-minutes-to-do-nearly-any-action/23184 "2025-07-21T23:27:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-studio-being-slow-and-taking-minutes-to-do-nearly-any-action/23184/2 "2025-07-24T06:38:53Z")

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Hi,

Thank you for sharing the information and version number!

> [@madhavraghu](#):
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> I am using the latest FMOD Studio version, 2.03.08, on mac. Most actions in FMOD cause the program to become unresponsive for around a minute or more while the cursor pinwheel spins.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to reproduce the issue on my end. Could I please grab a bit more info about your Mac? Specifically:

- Your macOS version
- Whether you’re using an Intel or Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Mac

In the meantime, I did come across a similar case that might be relevant. Some users have reported sluggish performance on macOS being temporarily resolved by enabling **“Low Resolution Mode”** for FMOD Studio via Finder. You can find the suggestion here:  
[FMOD Studio 2.00.07 being very laggy on iMac 2017 27" 4K - #10 by mrmiller](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-studio-2-00-07-being-very-laggy-on-imac-2017-27-4k/15572/10)

Could you please give that a try to see if the issue persists?

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