Logos Version 28 is significantly slower than V.27

I always have several full-screen Logos windows (6 of them) open in parallel. Everything has become significantly slower with the update to version 28. The linked scrolling of resources is now partly a slideshow, especially if 'Information', 'Lookup' and 'Explorer' are also running. Graphic-heavy assistants like the Psalm Explorer are jerky or take a second to think after each mouse click.

I activated an old backup with Logos version 27.3.26 and the difference is significant. So it is not because of my hardware. But for troubleshooting here are my specifications:

Windows 11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
NVIDIA RTX 3080
48 GB Ram
700 GB free SSD Ram on the logos partition

It would help me a lot to be able to make a rollback to the old version. My backup doesn't work anymore as soon as I turn on the internet and Logos recognizes that there is a new version.

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Frank Hodges

I've noticed the same thing on Mac. At first I thought it was because I was on Beta but even being on the latest stable update doesn't seem to solve the issue. I figured it was because of my hardware, but it seems others are having the same issue. I've learned to live with a lot of it, but a minor annoyance is the time it takes to open up the context menu when selecting a word from the Bible text... I can actually see it populate now and it takes anywhere from 2-9 seconds to open up the full context menu.

DMB

Maybe I lucked out. I have my Verbum Update Channel = No. Still on 27.x.

Pitrell

Maybe I lucked out. I have my Verbum Update Channel = No. Still on 27.x.

Then, by all means, wait. I also just additionally noticed that typing a note or search string is also very slow.

Don Awalt

I have a very fast Mac so I have not seen any issues with lots of linked panels moving quickly together, but like Frank on his Mac I clearly see the context menu populating on a Bible word selection, which I never had before. Something extra is chewing up cycles.

Dave Hooton

Then, by all means, wait. I also just additionally noticed that typing a note or search string is also very slow

there is a lag when typing, erasing with keyboard in Verbum 28, which is why I kept Logos 27. The latter is more responsive and these are side-by-side on my laptop.

Matthew Carver

Anyone know how to return to the previous version until this is fixed? Mine is becoming almost unbearable. I'm using Windows 10.

Sean Hachem

Anyone know how to return to the previous version until this is fixed?

I just found out the hard way that it's not possible to return to a previous version. I contacted support and got the previous version's install package. They told me I would have to uninstall the current version, then install the previous version. They said as long as I turned off automatic updates, I could then reinstall my library without the new software. Unfortunately, that information was incorrect. The first thing Logos does is download the current software. I have asked for a new feature that would separate software updates from other updates.

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

Anyone know how to return to the previous version until this is fixed?

I just found out the hard way that it's not possible to return to a previous version. I contacted support and got the previous version's install package. They told me I would have to uninstall the current version, then install the previous version. They said as long as I turned off automatic updates, I could then reinstall my library without the new software. Unfortunately, that information was incorrect. The first thing Logos does is download the current software. I have asked for a new feature that would separate software updates from other updates.

Command Set Update Channel to Manual disables automatic software updating. Resources can be automatically downloaded.

Command Set Update Channel to Stable enables automatic software update (default setting). Alternative is manually downloading latest stable release from https://www.logos.com/install or https://verbum.com/install followed by closing application & indexer then install update.

Keep Smiling [:)]

Sean Hachem

Command Set Update Channel to Manual disables automatic software updating.

Can you please tell me where this setting is? Is this in the Windows version?

Pitrell

I contacted support and got the previous version's install package.

Can you provide us the (Windows) package, from the earlier version? Probably this is the faster way than everyone writing to the support. [:)]

Sean Hachem

Can you provide us the (Windows) package, from the earlier version? Probably this is the faster way than everyone writing to the support.

It didn't work after support gave me the link, but thanks to "Keep Smiling 4 Jesus" and some digging through the forums, here is the procedure:

See video instructions here.

As shown in the video, you will first need to turn off automatic downloads IN THE CURRENT VERSION.
Then, uninstall Logos.
Download and install one of the two previous versions using the links below.
Once you install and open that version, type set update channel to manual in the "Passage or topic" box, then press enter.
Now, you can turn automatic updates back on. The software will not update, but your books and everything else will.

Here is the link to version 27.3 (Note that link sets are broken in this version.) https://downloads.logoscdn.com/LBS10/Installer/27.3.0.0026/LogosSetup.exe

Here is the link to version 27.2 (I'm using this version.) https://downloads.logoscdn.com/LBS10/Installer/27.2.0.0021/LogosSetup.exe

After the Logos tech folks fix the issue. I think automatic software updates can be resumed by entering the command: set update channel to stable

Kiyah

For what it's worth I feel like Logos has been getting progressively slower from v25 onward. v22-v24 were really fast for me. Seems to me like it's been slowing down since v25.

EDIT:

Windows 10

Intel Core i5-6200U

8GB RAM

250GB SDD

NVIDIA GeForce 940M