CMD-P freezes when I search within my directory of 121K files
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Description of the bug
Sublime v 4180 when I have my work directory open which has ~20 directories on root but contains probably 121K files or so and I run CMD-P to open a file based on filename, it sometimes freezes and a circle spins and sometimes it continues. I have to force quit and reopen and try again and sometimes it works on 2nd try. Very annoying as I love to open up files and navigate with CMD-P. This has always been the situation with my big work directory.
Steps to reproduce
- Open sublime
- Open my work directory containing ~20 dirs all total containing 121K files
- Search for my files to open with CMD-P.
Filename examples (not exact):- Cheatsheet.txt
- Weekly Report 2024-10-11.txt
- It either freezes (cursor circle spins) or show box. When freezes and I force quit mac provided some extra dumps which I included below.
Expected behavior
Not freeze and not error
Actual behavior
Shows error or freeze and I have to force quit and repeat and hopefully it doesnt exit on 2nd time.
This error has been happening more consistently I suspect because I have more files in my work dir now.
Here is the error:
And another:
Sublime Text build number
4180
Operating system & version
MacOS 15.0.1
(Linux) Desktop environment and/or window manager
No response
Additional information
MacBook Pro 16inch 2019 Intel
MAC provided this bug report - attached:
sublime-exit-on-cmd-p-2024-10-10.txt
OpenGL context information
No response
Note: when the error box appears, I just close it and I can continue and retry. However when it freezes with the circle spinner. I have to force quit and retry from scratch.
Does it happen in safe mode?
Will try and get back to you. This is my other account. Bhbmaster & kostia-lb
Just tried Sublime with Safe-Mode by holding the Option key.
The search feature seems to work. I am able to look up anything and scroll seamlessly and quickly thru the results.
No freezes and no error boxes. However my new files open as tabs and I don't see their entries on the left side bar. I assume that is some extension providing that functionality.
Ignore the empty file just opened it so work stuff isn't revealed.
Here is a screenshot:
Considering that the freeze isn't happening in safe mode it's most likely a plugin that's causing the freeze. I suggest systematically disabling your plugins until you find the culprit.
However my new files open as tabs and I don't see their entries on the left side bar. I assume that is some extension providing that functionality.
This is simply done through View > Side Bar > Show Open Files.
I will investigate. If it's a plugin issue, I suppose best next action would be to reach out to the dev 9f plugin?
I reckon we can close this ticket or keep it open until I find the culprit?
However my new files open as tabs and I don't see their entries on the left side bar.
If installed, SyncedSidebar package might be a candidate, if it tries to reveal each previewd file in sidebar automatically - just a guess.
Maybe also Anaconda, if it is starting expensive tasks for each previewed file. Plugins should generally keep quiet for transient views.
---Quick Question:---
Does the Anaconda package have any relation to the core Sublime Text installation? I assume it doesn't. In the screenshots from the original message, I noticed "Anaconda" in the box, which might indicate it as the culprit. I went ahead and deleted it, though I wasn’t sure of the exact steps.
---Finding Anaconda and Deleting it:---
Additionally, I’ve noticed my Package Control is missing when I run CMD-SHIFT-P (this is from regular mode, not safe mode).
I located the directory where Sublime Text stores some of its Installed packages: /Users/kostia/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Installed Packages
I didn't see Anaconda in the Installed Packages directory, but I found it under:
/Users/kostia/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages.
I backed up the Sublime Text 3 directory, deleted the Anaconda directory from Packages, and removed the Anaconda.sublime-settings file from Packages/User.
---Good news:---
- After deleting the Anaconda package, the crashes are less frequent, and the Anaconda-related issue seems resolved.
---Bad news:---
- I still encountered a crash with the spinning beachball (couldn’t capture a screenshot, but it looked similar to this image):
When I force quit, macOS prompts a bug report, which I submitted with a comment linking this issue. It also generated a stack trace:
sublime-exit-on-cmd-p-2024-10-11-post-delete-anaconda.txt
---Notes From Testing:---
- I used CMD-P and typed in frequent terms like "cheatsheet" and "weekly report."
- I also tried scrolling quickly through the results with "a" to simulate frequent usage, which eventually caused the crash.
- In safe mode, no crashes occur.
- Although crashes are less frequent after removing Anaconda, they still happen occasionally.
May I should just do a full delete and fresh install of Sublime. How does one fully purge sublime and its settings from the system?
Then I supposed I will reinstall the package manager, followed by some of the extensions that are important for me. Ill have to make sure to remember (any tips to get a list of those will be good; I suppose the directory I backed up might have those answers).
Update: I am doing a fresh install
I had the infamous Package Install Issue.
So I reran these steps and it works now
Delete Sublime from my Applications folder on MAC
# Verify Sublime things
ls -l ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Tex*
ls -l ~/Library/Preferences/com.sublimetext.*
ls -l ~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.*
ls -l ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.sublimetext.*
# Delete Sublime things
rm -vrf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Tex*
rm -vrf ~/Library/Preferences/com.sublimetext.*
rm -vrf ~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.*
rm -vrf ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.sublimetext.*
Install the older openssl. Without the @1.1 it installs version 3.
brew install openssl@1.1
brew link openssl@1.1 # this errored for me because I have openssl 3 installed accidentally
# you dont need to run these 2 commands if above did not error
brew link --overwrite openssl@1.1 --dry-run # see what files it will change. nothing major
brew link --overwrite openssl@1.1 # do the change
Then install Sublime.
View --> console
Then start it and install Package Control. CMD-SHIFT-P --> Install Package --> enter
No errors this time.
Now I will one by one install the packages and see where it messes up.
Then I reconfigured everything to my liking.
I didnt install all of my packages, but the most important ones to me
Here is the plugins / packages, I started my fresh Sublime Text 4180 with on 2024-10-11 on MacOS 15.0.1 (2019 Intel)
- Package Control ✅
- Cola theme ✅
- Bracket highlighter ✅
- Git ✅
- Rainbow_csv ✅
- SidebarEnhancements ✅
- TrailingSpaces ✅
- MaxPane - Controk-k control-f (similar to tmux zoom) ✅
- Origami - Pane control ✅
I then restored 3 settings files manually in the main user preferences directory:
❯ pwd
/Users/kostia/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Packages/User
❯ ls -l
total 16
-rw-r--r-- 1 kostia staff 126 Oct 11 16:27 'Default (OSX).sublime-keymap'
-rw-r--r-- 1 kostia staff 248 Oct 11 16:29 'Package Control.sublime-settings'
-rw-r--r-- 1 kostia staff 0 Oct 11 16:16 'Package Control.user-ca-bundle'
-rw-r--r-- 1 kostia staff 354 Oct 11 16:29 Preferences.sublime-settings
-rw-r--r-- 1 kostia staff 33 Oct 11 16:28 reStructuredText.sublime-settings
❯ tail -n 10000 'Default (OSX).sublime-keymap' Preferences.sublime-settings reStructuredText.sublime-settings
==> Default (OSX).sublime-keymap <==
[
{ "keys": ["ctrl+d"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Line.sublime-macro"} }
]
==> Preferences.sublime-settings <==
{
"color_scheme": "Mariana.sublime-color-scheme",
"font_face": "Firacode Nerd Font Medium",
"font_size": 18,
"ignored_packages":
[
"Vintage",
],
"theme": "Cola.sublime-theme",
"word_wrap": true,
"auto_complete_commit_on_tab": true,
"dark_color_scheme": "Sixteen.sublime-color-scheme",
"light_color_scheme": "Mariana.sublime-color-scheme",
}
==> reStructuredText.sublime-settings <==
{
"extensions":
[
"txt"
]
}
I tested CMD-P search and it works like a charm!
Final Words
I think we are good to go. I am closing this ticket.
Thanks for everyones Help