I agree with MTE Controls removing as many or all active projects rely speeds your AutoCAD up.
More option:
If you're facing this issue frequently, here are some steps to try and resolve it:
- Close AutoCAD and open your main databases in Access. Perform a compression/clean-up. This helps eliminate some of the unnecessary data that AutoCAD accumulates when you add or edit items.
- If the above step doesn't help or isn't relevant to the issue, focus on cleaning up your temporary file locations. These are typically located in:
- C: \Windows \Temp
- C: \Users \{YOUR LOGIN USER NAME} \AppData \Local \Temp\
I recommend deleting all files that Windows allows you to delete in these folders on a daily basis.
- Additionally, perform a purge on the drawing or all drawings. Make sure to purge everything to clear out any unused elements.
- If you're still using the Access database that came with AutoCAD Electrical and haven't migrated to an SQL database yet, I suggest keeping it local rather than on the network. Based on my experience, this approach tends to work better in many companies. Designate one admin as the primary curator of the database and distribute copies to others as needed.
- and of course the infamous “have you turned off your computer and back on?”