This seems to have gotten much worse recently. Its a large file with a about 150 powerclip objects. Happens on most large files now. Used to work fine but recently when I try to open and scroll through the objects it will lock up and crash. I've cleaned the temp files and auto backups. reset C++ redistributables . Even saving files takes forever. Also reset corel with F8 on startup. it will work fine if I keep the dockers window closed. tried on more than one file and 2 PC's.
graphics suite 2025 on windows 11 pro, Core i9, 192gb ram, 4 nvme drives, Nvidia 3080Ti gpu
This is actually a Windows 11 security behavior rather than a VeraCrypt permission problem.
On Windows 11, if a VeraCrypt volume is mounted in a normal user session , Windows will block network access to it, even when the share and NTFS permissions look correct. That is why other PCs can see the share but get “Access denied.” Unencrypted drives do not have this restriction, which explains why those shares work fine.
This also explains why everything works on Windows 7. Windows 7 does not enforce the same limitation, so shared folders on encrypted volumes remain accessible there.
The fix is to mount the VeraCrypt volume as a system volume. To do that, dismount it first, run VeraCrypt as Administrator, and mount the volume using the system option. Once mounted that way, recheck your share and NTFS permissions. After this, the encrypted folders should be accessible from other computers on the network.
And what does this have to do with my issue??
Fair point let me clarify what I was getting at. The key detail in your case seems to be the Object Docker itself, especially with a large number of PowerClip objects. I have seen similar crashes in 2025 where the Object Docker struggles when thumbnails and live previews are enabled.
As a test, try switching the Object Docker to a simpler view (disable thumbnails if enabled), or temporarily turn off GPU acceleration to see if it stabilizes. The fact that everything works fine with the Docker closed strongly suggests a UI-side issue rather than file corruption or hardware.
If you haven’t already, it may also be worth checking whether the latest 2025 hotfix addresses this, or rolling back to 2024 to confirm it’s a regression.
alicemia I've searched everywhere but cannot find how to turn off thumbnails in coreldraw. I can turn off thumbnail preview for windows in general. Not using the object docker is a nightmare as everything has multiple layers.
Large CorelDRAW files with over 100 PowerClip objects can strain the Object Docker, leading to freezing or crashing. Splitting the project into multiple files or converting complex vector objects to simpler formats sometimes improves response times dramatically.