Anaconda navigator VERY slow

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My anaconda navigator takes 2-3 minutes to start...Did anyone else notice this problem? I have proxy setting set correctly and I can use conda install with no problem...

I'm searching for an answer to this as well. Seriously, I could cook a 1950's style Swanson's TV Dinner in less time than it takes for this to launch, and it's not like my machine is old or overburdened with superfluous applications. — Ryan, May 01 '17 at 00:19
Same problem; and not only is it slow for loading, it's slow for everything: even mouse and keyboard events lag so much that abandoned using Navigator altogether; it's just too slow. — johnjps111, Dec 03 '18 at 14:42

score 30 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 26 '20 at 20:21

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I had the same problem. My issue was the ssl verification as I assume my workplace has done something with Firewall or etc. So I took the following two steps to fix it: - open command prompt (cmd.exe) - You can see the list of conda settings: conda config --show - Disable the ssl verification: conda config --set ssl_verify False

Now launch the Anaconda. If it takes time, wait! It will finally load. - Go to File->Preferences (shortkey: Ctrl+P) - Make sure to uncheck the "Enable SSL verification". (attached image) - Don't forget to click on the Apply button.enter image description here

That made the trick and Anaconda loads very fast!

answered Feb 26 '20 at 20:21

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It's not just the best answer, it's **the only answer** to the problem! – Peter May 28 '20 at 10:29
this worked for me on my Mac mini M1, did not follow the command, simply selected cntrl+p and then unchecked the SSL bit, now it loads in less than a second! – Youbaraj Sharma Apr 13 '21 at 06:21

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 24 '18 at 09:10

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I stumbled upon this problem in two pc which had I5 / I7 processor(Win 10 / Win 8) with SSD.

This is how I fixed up the problem, now it takes around 20 second to boot Anaconda Navigator and all the apps) :

Open your prompt / CMD and type :

conda update conda
conda update anaconda

Also looks into your Antivirus :
they may isolate or block Anaconda because they could see it as a threat

Do a tour into your Antivirus/HIP/Firewall/Trusted applications and grant Anaconda full permission

answered Oct 24 '18 at 09:10

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Updating both conda and anaconda is basically a contradiction, see [What is the right way to update Anaconda and Conda base & environments?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57701571/what-is-the-right-way-to-update-anaconda-and-conda-base-environments) – Peter May 28 '20 at 10:27
Will it Launch any faster ? – Jdeep Jun 08 '20 at 16:51

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 03 '18 at 19:19

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I have one shortcut here, Go to search bar and type jupyter or if you want spyder Type spyder , so you can directly open it. No need to start anaconda

Here I saw

https://youtu.be/xNOg5VfCDWU

answered Aug 03 '18 at 19:19

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Better if you cab add more detail in SO, what could be if your link not work in future? – ANjaNA Aug 03 '18 at 19:43

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 10 '20 at 05:12

I started Anaconda Navigator with "Run as Administrator" privileges on my Windows machine, and it worked like a charm. Though it did ask me for Admin credentials for a couple of times while loading different scripts, but the response was <1 min, compared to 6 - 8 mins. earlier.

Search for Anaconda through desktop search or go to Cortana tool on the desktop toolbar and type Anaconda
On the Anaconda icon that shows up, right-click and choose "Run as Administrator"
Provide Admin credentials when prompted

This should hopefully work for Windows 10 users.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 08 '20 at 15:15

*This worked like magic especially if you are using a machine with vpn enabled & proxy If you know the specific app you are running e.g R, Jupyter e.t.c just simply:

Go to the Windows search button
Type the name e.g Jupyter
1. Click on it and it opens the notepad!

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 10 '17 at 12:46

I as well had problem of Anaconda Navigator starting after long time ( 5-10 mins) on my Windows 10 machine. After defining proxy settings in .condarc file and OS ENV variable, it reduced to 1-1.5 min. See if it works for you :).

Changes in .condarc file

proxy_servers: 
        http: http://yourhttpproxy:port
        https: https://yourhttpsproxy:port

Updating OS ENV variable like:

HTTP_PROXY= http://yourhttpproxy:port 
HTTPS_PROXY = https://yourhttpsproxy:port

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 06 '19 at 08:26

After encountering the same issue (stucking at loading apps for 6 min), I tried the previous which didn't work. Furthermore, I have also tried to reinstall anaconda without any success.

After a while I tried to tape:"jupyter lab" (or jupyter notebook) on ANACONDA PROMPT. It works for me, now I do not need to start anaconda navigator and then going to jupyter lab or notebook.

Hope it will be helpful for some of you.

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