Pro Tools 12.7 not responding very often

[Tehacbs]

So I keep having this issue with Pro Tools 12.7 where during startup and after startup it just stops responding. If playback or recording is going, it will continue to play audio and it will continue to record, but I can't take any actions. I've searched all the threads on this problem, I've removed a disc from my disc drive, I've tried disabling a floppy in bios (there isn't one), I've tried running as an administrator which worked for about a day, I've tried removing all my plugins, I even tried updating all the drivers for Pro Tools as well as my sound card and graphics card. I previously had Pro Tools 11 and I updated to 12.7 hoping it would solve this problem, but unfortunately it hasn't, and I'm going absolutely mad trying to make it work. There is no CPU spike during portions where Pro Tools is not responding. I'm also having an issue where Pro Tools is hanging for about ten minutes during "initializing databases."
Sandra is as follows.

SiSoftware Sandra

ID
Host Name : user-PC
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : GigaByte GA-78LMT-S2P
Chassis : GigaByte Desktop
Mainboard : GigaByte GA-78LMT-S2P
BIOS : Award (OEM) FDa 02/08/2012
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3

Processors
Processor : AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor (4M 8T 2.82GHz/4.24GHz, 2.22GHz IMC, 4x 2MB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : AM2r2/AM3

Chipset
Memory Controller : AMD RS780/880 Host Bridge 2x 1.11GHz (2.22GHz)
Memory Controller : AMD F15 (Orochi) CPU HT Hub 2x 1.11GHz (2.22GHz), 2x 4GB DIMM DDR3 1.35GHz 128-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Kingston 9905403-447A00LF 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Kingston 9905403-447A00LF 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Dell Computer DELL P190S
(1600x1200, 19.1")
Monitor/Panel : Dell Computer DELL P190S
(1600x1200, 19.1")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (8CU 1024SP SM5.0 1.19GHz/1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 4GB 6GHz/7GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (8CU 1024SP SM5.0 1.19GHz/1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 4GB 6GHz/7GHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (1024SP 8C 1.19GHz/1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 4GB 6GHz/7GHz 128-bit)
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (1024SP 8C 1.19GHz/1.46GHz, 128kB L2, 4GB 6GHz/7GHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (1024SP 8C 1.19GHz/1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 4GB 6GHz/7GHz 128-bit)
OpenGL Processor : GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2 (4GB)
OpenGL Processor : GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2 (4GB)

Storage Devices
WDC WD2000JD-98HBC0 (200GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm, 8MB Cache) : 186GB (E:) (F:)
Seagate ST2000DX001-1CM164 (2TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 2TB (C:)
WDC WD800JD-22JNA0 (80GB, SATA150, 8MB Cache) : 75GB (G:)
USB2.0 CardReader CF (USB2) : N/A (H:)
USB2.0 CardReader SM XD (USB2) : N/A (I:)
USB2.0 CardReader MS (USB2) : N/A (J:)
USB2.0 CardReader SD (USB2) : N/A (K:)
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
Record (E:) : 87GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD2000JD-98HBC0 (200GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm, 8MB Cache)
System Reserved : 100MB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST2000DX001-1CM164 (2TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Samples (G:) : 75GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD800JD-22JNA0 (80GB, SATA150, 8MB Cache)
Extra (F:) : 99GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD2000JD-98HBC0 (200GB, SATA150, 3.5", 7200rpm, 8MB Cache)
System (C:) : 2TB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST2000DX001-1CM164 (2TB, SATA300/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ USB2.0 CardReader CF (USB2)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ USB2.0 CardReader SM XD (USB2)
Removable Drive (J:) : N/A @ USB2.0 CardReader MS (USB2)
Removable Drive (K:) : N/A @ USB2.0 CardReader SD (USB2)
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Gigabyte IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller
LPC Hub Controller 2 : ATI (AMD) SB700/800 LPC host controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F
Audio Device : Gigabyte IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : Gigabyte High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia 0072
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 IDE
USB Controller 1 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 2 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI1 Controller
USB Controller 3 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 4 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller
USB Controller 5 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI1 Controller
USB Controller 6 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller
USB Controller 7 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI2 Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Adaptec TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB700 SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send to Microsoft OneNote 16 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Printer : Journal Note Writer Driver (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP Photosmart Pro B8300 series (1200x1200, USB, Colour)
Printer : HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (600x600, USB, Colour)
Printer : HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909a Series (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP LaserJet P1005 (600x600, USB)
Printer : Fax - HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (200x200, Colour)
Printer : Fax - HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (200x200, USB, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Scanners and Cameras
Scanner : Hewlett-Packard HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (NET) (Scanner, USB)

Peripherals

Network Services
Network Adapter : Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (Ethernet, 1Gbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Personal 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

[Southsidemusic]

What interface are you using?
How many hard drives?
What hard drive is for recording?

[Wizzoboy]

Two things I notice in your Sandra report. Your drives have, at 8Mbs, very small caches. Mine, for example have 64Mbs. Also you might benefit from upping your RAM to 16Gbs. This would give you memory to play with so that , if you have not done so already, you can set a value in the Disc Cache section of the Setup/Playback Engine drop down other than Normal which equals zero.

[Tehacbs]

Originally Posted by Southsidemusic

What interface are you using?
How many hard drives?
What hard drive is for recording?

I'm using an M Audio profire 2626.
I have four hard drives. After the reinstall I believe I'm recording to c, I may have to fix that.

[Tehacbs]

Originally Posted by Wizzoboy

Two things I notice in your Sandra report. Your drives have, at 8Mbs, very small caches. Mine, for example have 64Mbs. Also you might benefit from upping your RAM to 16Gbs. This would give you memory to play with so that , if you have not done so already, you can set a value in the Disc Cache section of the Setup/Playback Engine drop down other than Normal which equals zero.

Okay, I see what you're saying. For years this wasn't an issue though. I recorded for two years and never had a problem, just in the past 3-4 months has this been a thing.
I'm a home recording type of guy, so I don't use a lot of plugins or memory. I just record my audio and get things mixed elsewhere.

[Southsidemusic]

8GB is enough if everything else on your system is up to the task. Do you have any sleep modes on? This is a common issue and will kill any session you are working on. Also no power saving settings on?

[Tehacbs]

I turned off all my sleep settings and my power settings are set to high performance.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Tehacbs

I believe I'm recording to c, I may have to fix that.

Yes!

[Tehacbs]

But it's strange that this issue happens even before I start recording. Could that really be just because of the disc allocation?