CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user2355058
user2355058

Reputation:

WebStorm slow and freezing unknown cause

I use WebStorm primarially to write code for my Express web server. WebStorm hangs when I am moving between lines or entering characters. It all started when I cloned and opened a new project that contained Cordova/Ionic stuff and let the IDE install some plugins for that.

Now I have no idea what plugins I installed or settings I changed, but I have tried EVERYTHING including uninstalling Node JS, reinstalling the latest WebStorm, clearing project IDEA folder, etc.

Upvotes: 10

Views: 4944

Answers (3)

jake
jake

Reputation: 628

My problem was here:

'Preferences > Languages & Frameworks > JavaScript > Libraries'

The 'node_modules' directory had a minus (-) sign, meaning some items in it were enabled. I clicked it twice to uncheck it.

Upvotes: 1

jlingo
jlingo

Reputation: 11

@matmo's also worked for me, however I noticed the real difference when I marked the www folder as excluded. Webstorm would freeze for a fraction of a second even clicking between each folder to mark them as excluded. Once I excluded the www I was free from the aggravating freeze.

I am using Webstorm 2017.1.4 and Ionic 3.8.1 on a 2016 Macbook Pro 13.

Upvotes: 1

Johnathan Hair
Johnathan Hair

Reputation: 151

@matmo's answer worked well for me. I'm using Webstorm for an Ionic2 project and I hadn't excluded much. For me I excluded all but the ./src folder and the files in the root path of the project.

No more freezing (or rage).

Upvotes: 5

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