# What is the “Processing…” message? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [August 9, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-is-the-processing-message/65493 "2025-08-09T23:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@nsk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/nsk)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-is-the-processing-message/65493/1 "2025-08-09T23:57:20Z")
I get this message while reviewing sometimes. What does it mean? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/0/0/00b512d6de97c0f1c568df86296da6b7155a437e.png) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-is-the-processing-message/65493/2 "2025-08-10T01:00:13Z")
> [@How to find out what Anki is "Processing..."?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-find-out-what-anki-is-processing/43118/6): > > It will pop up any time a long-running operation takes longer than about 600ms to complete. This could be because some other long-running action was already running, or because your machine’s disk is temporarily slow (because of other background activity) If you’re seeing it frequently, go through the [Troubleshooting Checklist](https://docs.ankiweb.net/troubleshooting.html) and see if you can isolate what’s causing it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/what-is-the-processing-message/65493/3 "2025-09-09T01:01:08Z")
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