RubyMine Indexing Slow

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Exclude folders

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   1. Open the Project tool window (Alt+1)
   2. Right-click folder | Mark Directory As | Excluded
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Exclude files

   1. Right-click file | Override File Type | Plain text
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Pause analysis

   1. Click the status bar to open Processes; analysis can be paused, not cancelled
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Invalidate caches

   1. File | Invalidate Caches... | Invalidate and Restart
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

RubyMine stuck on indexing or analysis, high CPU.

Why it happens

• Large folders such as node_modules or logs indexed

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Other RubyMine errors

• RubyMine Ruby SDK Not Found / No Interpreter
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• RubyMine Debugger Not Working / Not Attaching
• RubyMine Low Memory / Increase Heap Size
• RubyMine Invalidate Caches and Restart
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