How can I make ArcGIS Pro run faster?

See the latest documentation.

Use layers for project data.
Use local data to ArcGIS Server.
Write intermediate data to memory.
Preprocess data used by your tasks.
Add attribute indexes.
Add spatial indexes.
Use synchronous rather than asynchronous.
Avoid unneeded coordinate transformations.

Why is ArcGIS so slow?

ArcMap performance slows if network connections are high in the directory structure, and many folders containing data exist beneath them.

How do I make ArcGIS faster?

How To: Increase performance to make ArcMap start and run faster

Change the virtual memory setting to have a maximum size of 4095MB for Windows 2000 and 4096MB for Windows XP.
Change the TMP and TEMP user variables to both have a variable value of C:\TEMP.
Defragment all local hard drives.

Can I run ArcGIS Pro?

ArcGIS Pro is supported on the Microsoft Windows operating systems listed below, given the operating system is also currently supported by its provider for general or public use. Prior and future updates or service packs on these operating system versions are supported unless otherwise stated.

How do I optimize ArcGIS Pro?

How to optimize performance in ArcGIS Pro

Antialiasing – experiment with the Antialiasing mode options (by example, you might notice that “Normal” reduces the amount of smoothing in rendering but increases performance), and turn off Text antialiasing.
Rendering quality – adjust to optimise for speed rather than quality.

What is ArcGIS document defragmenter?

The ArcGIS Document Defragmenter utility defragments the storage inside an . mxd file to potentially reduce the file size. This utility is useful if your . mxd files are large in size. The utility is located in the Tools folder of the ArcGIS Desktop installation directory.

How much RAM does ArcGIS Pro need?

Hardware requirements

Item	Supported and recommended
Platform	x64 with SSE2 extensions
Memory/RAM	Minimum: 4 GB
Recommended: 8 GB
Optimal: 16 GB or more

How much RAM does ArcMap use?

Hardware requirements

	Supported and Recommended
Memory/RAM	Minimum: 4 GB Recommended: 8 GB or higher ArcGlobe may require 8 GB minimum when used.
Display properties	24-bit color depth Also see Video/Graphics adapter requirements below.*
Screen resolution	1024×768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi)

Is ArcMap going away?

Does this mean that ArcMap is going away? No. Even after support for ArcMap ends in 2026, customers can continue to use ArcMap as long as their license is valid. However, all desktop development efforts are focused on ArcGIS Pro, and customers are encouraged to migrate to ArcGIS Pro.

What to do when ArcGIS is running slow?

Here are some options to handle that problem. Your first option is simple – figure out which layers are slow and disable them. This is often not a good option for people. Here’s a common situation. You open ArcMap and add your data to the map. You decide you want some context for your data, so you add a Basemap – and now ArcGIS slows down.

Why is the add basemap dialog slow in ArcGIS?

You open ArcMap and add your data to the map. You decide you want some context for your data, so you add a Basemap – and now ArcGIS slows down. What’s going on? The basemaps available from the Add Basemap dialog in ArcGIS all come in the projection “WGS 1984 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere)” (EPSG 3857).

Why does ArcGIS take so long to reproject?

If your dataset is large, you may find that it takes a long time to reproject too – maybe long enough to warrant switching the map document back to its original projection (if you’ve forgotten, look at the Source tab of the Properties dialog for your dataset).

How to change the basemap projection in ArcGIS?

You can switch the data frame to use the projection of the basemap. In the search box, type Web mercator and hit the Enter key on your keyboard Now, ArcGIS no longer needs to reproject your basemap tiles, and instead will reproject your other data to match the new projection. However, we made some tradeoffs here:

How can I make ArcGIS Pro run faster?