Figma is getting very slow

I’m having the same issues here. After a few minutes (often already after 30 Seconds) my larger files start lagging. It then gets worse and worse up to the point, that i have to restart Figma since it is no longer usable. The issue appears in the desktop app as well as in chrome (although it takes a little longer to start lagging in chrome). The problem appears on my larger files (around 50-125 mb on export size). Smaller files are still fast.

What i already tried

  • reinstalled figmas desktop app → same problems
  • Cleared chromes browser cache → same problems
  • work on separate pages in my larger files where i only place 1-5 artboards → same problems
  • Cleaning up my files a few weeks ago solved the problem on one of the large files → but the problems are coming back again right now.
  • Exporting and reimporting the large files a few weeks ago solved the problem for a short period of time → but the same problems are reoccurring again at the moment

Would be great if these problems could be fixed :). Cheers, Ferdinand

Specs:
Mac OS 12.1 Monterey
newest version of the figma desktop app 107.1
iMac 2019 with 3,7GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5, 40GB RAM and Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB

UPDATE: I updated to Mac OS 12.2.1 → same problems

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