I have an after effects project that for no obvious reason, starting taking over 5 minutes to save. I have been working in the project for weeks and the issue just popped up after the latest software update. However, I'm not entirely sure that the issue is related.
The project was 60 mb so I split it in half to two 30 mb projects and they both carried the issue with them.
Other after effects projects on the same machine do not have the issue.
I cleared the cache which is stored on the SSD drive of a new Macbook Pro.
Maybe there is something inside of the project, such as a piece of footage or a particular composition that is causing the issue, but I haven't been able to narrow it down, so I'm open to suggestions.