# Export fails, then app lags badly

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 15, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855 "2021-07-15T06:51:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/1 "2021-07-15T06:51:49Z")

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While trying to export a design in `.shapr` format from my iPad Pro, I chose the option “share with” to airdrop to my iMac.

The “share with” window comes up blank, no option to share to anything.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/361369b117219e98a117c67b78f24fabdd603f64.jpeg)

Immediately after closing the sharing window, the app lags **BADLY**.

Closing and restarting the app fixes the lag, but it still won’t allow me to airdrop. The same problem with lag returns after attempting.

I also tried to export with another design, same problem.

However, I was able to “save to files”.

I tried restarting the iPad with no luck, and verified I am using the latest app version.

If I locked the screen with the sharing window open (blank), and unlocked the iPad, the app crashes.

I did forward on the crash report.

I don’t recall this happening since updating to the latest version, exports have been successful via airdrop or messages.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/2 "2021-07-15T07:05:01Z")

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Hi!

Please check the last post in this topic: [Am I blocked? 🥺 - #4 by MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/am-i-blocked/12672/4)

Sadly it’s a known OS bug, it’s really strange that Apple still didn’t fix it. Some apps / their combination somehow messes up the Share feature.

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/3 "2021-07-15T07:15:17Z")

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Thanks @Laci_K

So the “forum in the app” issue stems from the same issue that’s not allowing me to airdrop to my iMac?

I haven’t had an issue before, as in the past few days.

edit: as in airdrop from shapr to my iMac.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/4 "2021-07-15T07:18:43Z")

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Not necessarily, but we see the Share getting messed up from time to time. It’s relatively rare, but a user reports it once every few months.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/5 "2021-07-15T11:57:59Z")

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I can suggest 2 workarounds:  
Either drag’n’drop the created file to Files or iCloud, or simply save to Files, then Share/Airdrop from there (though sometimes that share can also break…).

Also, a tipp from one of our colleage:  
“For me on iOS 14.x sometimes the os level share menu does weird stuff, like some apps to share disappearing. Besides reboot the workaround I found is to change the system language of the os to something and back.”

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-fails-then-app-lags-badly/13855/6 "2021-07-15T16:57:01Z")

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Thanks @Laci_K I’ll give those suggestions a shot.  
What seems odd though is that after the app experiences a break in sharing, it begins to lag like it’s 2003. And only Shapr lags, until restarting the app.