Photoshop cs2 & intel-iMac

Ive been having issues w/my iMac.
I'm wondering if photoshop is causing system problems in my intel iMac.
I've seen several discussions and articles that the program was not prepared for the intel switch and is the root of many iMac issues.
Anyone know if it would do better installed on my external HD, or if it wouldn't make a difference?
Any similar experiences?
Any fixes?

Hello, DREAZ
~Bee pointed me to your post for my thoughts, so I will try to help, too. PhotoShop should work without causing problems on your iNtel Mac. Here are some ideas for your consideration.
(1) If you are working on huge (multiple-gigabyte) PhotoShop images (or launching CS2 by clicking on huge image files,) any computer will respond slower. However, if your saved file size is under a hundred megs, image size is not your problem. If you need to post back for more suggestions, let us know whether you launch CS2 by clicking on the application icon or on the icon for your image files.
(2) You should have sufficient RAM, but you do not tell us how much free space you have on your hard drive. Use File > Get Info on your startup drive and post back what fraction of disk space is "Available." You should try to keep at least several tens of GB free for best results when working on large PS file. I always keep more than 50GB free on my startup disk (that also holds my applications and PhotoShop image cache.)
(3) If you have multiple applications open while you are using CS2, quit everything, restart your Mac, and launch CS2 by itself to see whether your performance improves to an acceptable level. If you need to post back for more suggestions, time how long after you click the icon it takes for CS2 to launch and be ready to use after your restart. Post the answer back here.
(4) You can save your image files to your external drive, but installing CS2 on an external drive will not make it work better unless your startup disk has problems. Do you regularly perform Mac OS X routine maintenance?
( "Routine maintenance" means items a) , b) , and c) from
Travis A.- kmosx: Regular Maintenance / General Troubleshooting)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=196761http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=196761
If you have not recently performed maintenance, do so now and see if you problem persists.
(5) Have you changed your PhotoShop "Plug-In & Scratch Disk" location or "Memory & Image Cache" usage Preferences? Improper settings for these preferences can adversely effect performance.
(6) Although I know of no specific problems with any third-party PhotoShop plug-ins, if you have installed any special PhotoShop add-on plug-ins, and if your problem persists after considering the other suggestions here, I suggest you check the plug-in developer's website or technical support to see whether there might be known issues with their software.
(7) If none of the above helps, we may be able to offer other suggestions based on your responses to the questions above.
Cheers,
Jim
Mac OS X (10.4.9) G5 DP 1.8 4.5GB RAM

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