Upgrade StorageDead Slow and Lagging After Opening Previous Word Files on Windows
I wrote a Word file with about 17k words and 100 citations. It works well and smoothly back to March this year. But recently when I opened that file, Word became dead slow and lagging when there were citations on the page I'm viewing. All other applications other than Word are normal. If I stayed on the first page without viewing any pages that contain citations, the file works fine. If I have multiple Word files, they all become slower and slower, and would be no response eventually, while Word utilizes about 13~15% of the CPU (AMD 5800X), compared to normal usage of 2~3%. I have to end the process in task manager to quit Word.
I have updated the Windows 11, MS Office 365, and Zotero to the latest versions, but it doesn't help. It should not be a problem with Windows 11 since back in March I have already upgraded to Windows 11 and the file worked normally and smoothly. I deleted the bibliography and canceled automatically update citations -- also didn't work. However, when I changed the storage of citations from fields to bookmarks, things got better -- the file still lags, but Word won't die anymore. I suppose the problem is related to either MS Office or Zotero's recent update, while the fields in my file got messed up somehow. Now I literally cannot edit that file if I still want to keep the links in my citations.
I created a new Word file, so far it works normally since I haven't cited much yet. Does anyone has the same problem, or know a solution to this? Thank you!
I have updated the Windows 11, MS Office 365, and Zotero to the latest versions, but it doesn't help. It should not be a problem with Windows 11 since back in March I have already upgraded to Windows 11 and the file worked normally and smoothly. I deleted the bibliography and canceled automatically update citations -- also didn't work. However, when I changed the storage of citations from fields to bookmarks, things got better -- the file still lags, but Word won't die anymore. I suppose the problem is related to either MS Office or Zotero's recent update, while the fields in my file got messed up somehow. Now I literally cannot edit that file if I still want to keep the links in my citations.
I created a new Word file, so far it works normally since I haven't cited much yet. Does anyone has the same problem, or know a solution to this? Thank you!
While it's not a Zotero issue, you can still see the final step on Troubleshooting Errors in Word Processor Documents for how to quickly cut down the document to see if a single citation is the problem.