# Very slow switching on TotalSpaces - Big Sur 11.5.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/very-slow-switching-on-totalspaces-big-sur-11-5-1/8134>\
**Category:** TotalSpaces\
**Tags:** issue\
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/very-slow-switching-on-totalspaces-big-sur-11-5-1/8134 "2021-08-14T14:04:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clay](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Clay](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Clay)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/very-slow-switching-on-totalspaces-big-sur-11-5-1/8134/1 "2021-08-14T14:04:38Z")

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I just updated and replace my computer. I am running Big Sur 11.5.1 and installed TotalSpaces 2. Like most people here, the computer isn’t really useable without it, as I have window switching wired into my DNA after using it for 25+ years.

TotalSpaces works, but switching is odd. I have a 9x9 grid of desktops, and sometimes it will take 3-5 seconds to switch, and when it does the grid indicator animation doesn’t update but shows I am still in the prior window. The weird thing is that either vertical switching is very slow or horizontal switching is very slow; it seems to change between them, but the other works normally. This is annoying. Any suggestions for a fix?

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**Author:** ![fpuhan](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@fpuhan](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/fpuhan)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/very-slow-switching-on-totalspaces-big-sur-11-5-1/8134/2 "2021-08-15T10:24:32Z")

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If window switching is “wired into your DNA” as you say, as it is mine, BTW, you’re going to hate any Mac with an M1 chip. I bought MacBook Pro with the M1 chip, and nearly a year later, I still haven’t gotten used to not having TotalSpaces.

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**Author:** ![Mitch\_Neverhood](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/mitch_neverhood/32/3240_2.png) [@Mitch\_Neverhood](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/Mitch_Neverhood)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/very-slow-switching-on-totalspaces-big-sur-11-5-1/8134/3 "2021-08-18T01:37:50Z")

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Luckily we have an alternative solution for M1, read my topic right here [The suffering is continues people need a cure - #6 by Mitch\_Neverhood](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/the-suffering-is-continues-people-need-a-cure/7975/6) it requires a lot of effort especially if you are not a software developer, but it is possible to have an instant transition between spaces on M1 macs too