# Anki is sluggish **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [February 14, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608 "2022-02-14T18:41:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/1 "2022-02-14T18:41:08Z")
Recently I encountered a problem on Anki in which when I enter the browsing tab and select all cards around 33k it just lags and get sluggish even though before it was snappy ,I tried to delete it update is run the database every possible option and my Mac is not crammed and is not out of storage. I even tried with another Mac which is inferior to mine in terms of specs with the same decks and it is just snappy so I’m really frustrated. the error message: Error An error occurred. Please use Tools \> Check Database to see if that fixes the problem. If problems persist, please report the problem on our support site. Please copy and paste the information below into your report. Anki 2.1.49 (dc80804a) Python 3.8.6 Qt 5.14.2 PyQt 5.14.2 Platform: Mac 10.16 Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=2 Add-ons, last update check: 2022-02-14 20:51:30 Caught exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File “aqt/progress.py”, line 54, in handler File “aqt/browser/browser.py”, line 243, in \_closeWindow File “aqt/editor.py”, line 591, in cleanup File “aqt/editor.py”, line 460, in set\_note RuntimeError: wrapped C/C++ object of type QWidget has been deleted ---
**Author:** ![Rumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/rumo/32/1505_2.png) [@Rumo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rumo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/2 "2022-02-14T19:06:46Z")
In 2.1.50 (only beta yet) there is a patch to make selecting much faster. When did the error occur? How is it connected to the other issue? ---
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/3 "2022-02-14T19:08:48Z")
Where can I get the 2.1.5 version? I don’t know when the problem started . Related to other issues like what? ---
**Author:** ![Rumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/rumo/32/1505_2.png) [@Rumo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rumo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/4 "2022-02-14T19:11:16Z")
You reported that selecting cards is slow. Then you attached an error message. It’s unclear to me how the error and Anki being sluggish are related. [https://betas.ankiweb.net/intro.html](https://betas.ankiweb.net/intro.html) ---
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/5 "2022-02-14T19:28:36Z")
I don’t know how they are related but the takeaway here is selecting is so slow. ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/6 "2022-02-14T19:31:04Z")
I think the question was: what is the error message you posted? It seems that it has no link with your actual problem… ---
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/7 "2022-02-14T20:08:06Z")
No the main problem here is with sluggishness when selecting all cards but the issue improved with the beta version ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/8 "2022-02-15T06:49:44Z")
So if I understood well, the error message has no link with the fact that Anki is slow? ---
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/9 "2022-02-15T12:01:27Z")
absolutely ---
**Author:** ![ammar01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@ammar01](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ammar01)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/10 "2022-02-15T12:02:09Z")
is there a difference between the different links for the Mac version? ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/11 "2022-02-15T12:28:50Z")
If you are talking about the links of [this](https://apps.ankiweb.net/downloads/beta/?C=N&O=D) page, then, yes, there is a difference. In short, here is how you should pick one: - First, let’s try with the latest beta available, which is beta 3. So only look at the top links (those which include beta-3 in their name). - Then, you are under mac, so it narrows the choices to - [anki-2.1.50+beta3\_95dbf30f-mac-intel-qt6.dmg](https://apps.ankiweb.net/downloads/beta/anki-2.1.50%2Bbeta3_95dbf30f-mac-intel-qt6.dmg) - [anki-2.1.50+beta3\_95dbf30f-mac-intel-qt5.dmg](https://apps.ankiweb.net/downloads/beta/anki-2.1.50%2Bbeta3_95dbf30f-mac-intel-qt5.dmg) - [anki-2.1.50+beta3\_95dbf30f-mac-apple-qt6.dmg](https://apps.ankiweb.net/downloads/beta/anki-2.1.50%2Bbeta3_95dbf30f-mac-apple-qt6.dmg) - Then, let’s try the Qt6 build, so drop the second link in the list above. - Finally, you have the choice between the `intel` version or the `apple` version. I believe these correspond to the manufacturer of your CPU (but I’m not sure). If it’s the case, you have to check your hardware specs to find out if your CPU is made by Intel or by Apple. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-sluggish/17608/12 "2023-05-01T04:31:45Z")
Closed on May 1, 2023, 4:31am UTC