# Anki taking "rest breaks" **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078 "2026-03-04T11:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joachim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/joachim/32/18497_2.png) [@Joachim](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Joachim)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/1 "2026-03-04T11:52:00Z")
For a some days now, Anki (desktop) developed the habit of occasionally not responding for a couple of minutes. In those sitiuations, the Task Manager reports that one of the two Python threads is “not responding”. Is there any sort of reorganisation or other action that can be done to make Anki run more smoothly? ---
**Author:** ![Anon\_0000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Anon\_0000](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Anon_0000)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/2 "2026-03-04T12:25:15Z")
1. Have you tried troubleshooting? 2. What is your version info including OS? ---
**Author:** ![Joachim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/joachim/32/18497_2.png) [@Joachim](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Joachim)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/3 "2026-03-04T12:34:30Z")
Where should I start troubleshooting? I am not an Anki developer. Version ⁨25.09.2 (3890e12c)⁩ Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 Chromium 122 Windows 11 Version 25H2 ---
**Author:** ![BenJamesBen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@BenJamesBen](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BenJamesBen)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/4 "2026-03-04T13:27:28Z")
> [@Joachim](#): > > Where should I start troubleshooting? Try following these steps: > **[Troubleshooting - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/troubleshooting.html)** > > Anki's user manual. Anki is a flashcard program that makes learning easier. ---
**Author:** ![Joachim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/joachim/32/18497_2.png) [@Joachim](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Joachim)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/5 "2026-03-04T13:45:35Z")
Ok. I checked the database as suggested by the section you pointed to. It took one second, but it told me it reorganised. So now I’ll wait if the issue reoccurs. I don’t expect an improvement, because the process was so quick. I suppose that afterwards the “Sync” option became red, and it wanted to have an upload to AnkiWeb, is a standard consequence of that reorg. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/6 "2026-03-05T01:21:41Z")
> [@Joachim](#): > > So now I’ll wait if the issue reoccurs If it does, you also need to try _the rest_ of the Troubleshooting Checklist, before responding. > [@Joachim](#): > > I suppose that afterwards the “Sync” option became red A one-way sync isn’t always required after Check Database, but the fact that it was here indicates that something significant was wrong. Hopefully that’s now fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Joachim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/joachim/32/18497_2.png) [@Joachim](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Joachim)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/7 "2026-03-14T06:01:20Z")
The issue did reoccur. The problem seems to have been caused by an addon. I left an entry in the relevant support thread. ---
**Author:** ![BenJamesBen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@BenJamesBen](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BenJamesBen)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/8 "2026-03-14T06:59:00Z")
> [@Joachim](#): > > The problem seems to have been caused by an addon. (For those who might want to continue following the issue, the add-on is the [“Advanced Browser - mod kaiu 2026” add-on](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/advanced-browser-mod-kaiu-2026-official-support/68382/2).) ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/9 "2026-03-14T08:00:58Z")
> [@Joachim](#): > > The problem seems to have been caused by an addon. Entirely predictable – and the reason _three_ people suggested you look at that. It’s #2 on the Troubleshooting Checklist. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-taking-rest-breaks/69078/10 "2026-04-13T08:01:46Z")
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