ArcGIS PRO issues

Question

Hey all,

so i have migrated from ArcMAP to Arc PRO as many are currently doing the same. I have found the user interface ok but have been experiencing a lot of slow "Laggy" responses in simple operator commands - Graphics text copy and paste, etc.. I have also noticed that the software is constantly displaying a "Loading Data" scroll bar between  commands. And, to triple down, the software loads tables with no attributes two or three times before the attributes load - loads a line feature the same, a couple of times before it can display.

Is this something that is being experienced across the board or is it something i am doing? i have been using Esri since 2009 and haven't really found too many weird issues in the previous versions since around ArcMAP 9 era.

Love some feedback from other users to determine if the migration is worth it or whether i should roll back into my cave and re-install the old platform.

ShaneONeill_144 · Answer

A clean uninstall and reinstall would be a good first step, failing that it would be worth reaching out to your local Esri Distributor for their assistance

RTPL_AU · Answer

@AdamGrogan 
Welcome to the club. Membership is not compulsory but due to lack of mature alternatives, is probably inevitable 😀

On a scale from good to evil, Pro hangs on the chaotic side. It is predominantly good with regards to hardcore data processing but it WILL bite you when you don't double check everything - even if it gives the green light after a geoprocessing task is completed.

Depending on your workflows, the decade-old laggy interface and unresponsiveness will become tiring to the point where you want to look for another career. 
On the days where you find a stable version and your clients give you nice data, it is a very good piece of kit that you can create pretty awesome maps or visualisations with, or process obscenely large datasets into knowledge.

If you care about your clients or stakeholders do not see Pro as the only thing you should have on your computer. Depending on Microsoft only, ArcMap will keep on working - if you have a permanent license.
Keep it around. I still have maps that I update every month that take a minute or two to complete in ArcMap where doing the same in Pro takes double the time (more clicks required and general laggy interface just makes the task slow - no, automation in Pro not an option because I have to visually see what's going on before filters/changes are committed).

Also have QGIS around - some of my common workflows are 10x faster in it than any ArcGIS version (merge points from 20 kml files and export to FGDB for example. You're basically  done by the time Pro finished updating the geoprocessing cache LOL - again no for automation due to having to check what the client has sent before I import anything))
QGIS can create, read, write FGDBs properly these days. Use the best tool for the job.

If you use ArcGIS Online, you have to use Pro - the integration is pretty sweet.

Keep up to date with current bugs (not all listed but it helps):
https://support.esri.com/en-us/search?s=Newest&product=arcgis+pro&cardtype=support_bug_articles&version=3%252E5&version=3%252E5%252E1&version=3%252E5%252E2

I've got 3.5 - 3.5.2 selected. Keep an eye on it before spending too much time trying to figure something out - it may just be a known bug.

danretired · Answer

ArcGIS Desktop is deprecated and will be retired M... - Esri Community

there is lots of complaining about Pro over the years,  but you can at least rule out some issues by having a look at

Troubleshooting Performance Issues in ArcGIS Pro