All of a sudden DXO Photolab 5 is hanging on me randomly - at start up, when trying to display files, exporting to application, when checking for updates. Anyone else having issues before I try a re-install?
I have the same problem, after the update to Monterey 12.3 Photolab will not start only the main screen is visible and a beach ball. I will search for another program …
The same problem (no window showing up after start) not only occurs when starting PhotoLab 5 but also when starting DxO FilmPack 6. It should at least show a window but the application will simply hang and do nothing.
Quick update: when I disable my wifi connection (my only network connection active) I can start PL5 without problems. I can actually repeatedly start it without problems as long as the network connection is disabled. Whenever I quit PL5, enable my network connection and start PL5, it will hang. So I’m 100% sure that there’s something wrong on DxO’s side, probably with content loaded from DxO on startup. When I start PL5 with disabled network connection, I can enable it after PL5’s start and it will continue to work.
That works - now we just need DxO to get their collective finger out and solve their issue so using DxO isn’t a trip into a time before the internets.
Little Snitch will help you here. Just cut off DxO’s internet access. The only time allowing DxO to phone home is useful to an end user is when licensing, checking for updates and downloading new lens profiles (which shouldn’t happen that often to a photographer who usually uses the same cameras and lenses).
Unfortunately, Little Snitch is a fairly expensive fix for someone who doesn’t normally care about security at $45. Also on sale right now at BundleHunt for $29. Happily Objective Development upgrades are not that frequent. Little Snitch is on version 6 after about 15 years of development.
If you do install Little Snitch and see the constant connections being made without your knowledge, you’ll never trust Apple or most software developers ever again, especially Adobe. Without Little Snitch, your computer is active spyware, working against you at all time.
You have been far more patient with it than I would have been!!!
I suppose I am tempting fate a little here, but so far I have to report that PL5 is running fine on all my macOS 12.3 computers - a 2017 iMac, M1 MacBook Air and M1 Mac Mini.
Did you undock your image browser @Aearenda ? Are you running one version on two screens? I really think, here’s a problem. With standard window, no problems, with undocked browser the library tab is highlighted, but the list of folders looks weird.
and the only app remaining unaccessible is Dxo PL. So, to me it is a DxO bug.