One tech support email suggested I reduce my number of nodes to speed up the program. So I'm reluctant to drop the cash if those things won't help. I'd be happy to buy a new (faster) computer or pay to upgrade to nVivo 12 if it would help, but again my computer should be fast enough in theory and the trial version doesn't seem to help. What I've Uploaded: Screenshot of my First Project with 8 interviews coded so you can see the number of nodes/codes I'm working with. Then I get a few minutes of relatively quick coding - though still slow - and then have to restart again as the wait time becomes progressively longer. Until I save, close the program, and restart nVivo. Basically, coding goes well for a several minutes until each time I attempt to code at a new or existing node the wait time becomes longer. What I've Tried: Compacting my projects, turning coding stripes & highlights off, restarting my computer, closing all other applications, downloading and trying my projects on a trial version of nVivo 12 - and nothing has helped. However, either way I feel like nVivo should be able to handle these projects no problem. The first group is entirely English text, while the second group is in Chinese - so I'm not sure if this is a factor. The Second Group Project is 39.7 MB, with audio files saved externally. To the point where moving forward is virtually impossible.
With the Second Group, I've only uploaded, transcribed, and initially coded 4, one hour interviews and it has bogged down considerably. The First Group Project is 55.1 MB, and all audio files are saved externally. Just now that one has started to bog down on me. Right now, for the First Group, I've uploaded, transcribed, initially coded, and theoretically coded 8, one hour interviews. Each group will ultimately be comprised of 16, one hour long interviews. My projects: I've got two separate projects going because I'm interviewing 2 different participant groups. But each time I code a new or existing node, when watching the Activity Monitor, my CPU usage spikes to 100% and nVivo goes non-responsive. My computer: I'm running a Macbook Air, High Sierra, 1.7Ghz i7 processor, and 8 GB of ramm. According to the system requirements stated for nVivo 11, this should be enough. Thus, as I'm coding one to two nodes per sentence in hour long audio interviews, I'm spending an exorbitant amount of time staring at the screen while nVivo bogs down. Each time I try to code a new node, I get the Mac-spinning-color-wheel for 1-2 minutes. My problem: I'm a PhD student, about 1/4th of the way into analyzing my research and nVivo is slowing down dramatically each time I attempt to code at a new, or existing node.
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