spinning cursor icon - what's it doing? [closed]
I am a long time Ubuntu user and I have not seen this before. I recently installed VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). When I open VS Code directly, or use file manager to open a file with VS Code, I get the spinning cursor icon for 10 to 15 seconds. What's it doing? VS Code is a Microsoft product, so, well, I wonder if it's doing things that I don't want it to do? I feel silly even writing that, but what on earth is it doing?
I see this issue on two different computers. I'm confident that it's not swapping to disk because I've got 8GB of RAM and it happens even when nothing else is open and there is a lot of free RAM.
Edit 2018-12-22: Is it possible to determine what is causing a spinning cursor icon? Specifically, what is the process that is triggering the spinning icon and what is that process doing (waiting for)? The spinning icon tells me that the systems is "busy" or waiting on something. I'd like to know what that busyness is or what I'm waiting for.
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asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
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I am a long time Ubuntu user and I have not seen this before. I recently installed VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). When I open VS Code directly, or use file manager to open a file with VS Code, I get the spinning cursor icon for 10 to 15 seconds. What's it doing? VS Code is a Microsoft product, so, well, I wonder if it's doing things that I don't want it to do? I feel silly even writing that, but what on earth is it doing?
I see this issue on two different computers. I'm confident that it's not swapping to disk because I've got 8GB of RAM and it happens even when nothing else is open and there is a lot of free RAM.
Edit 2018-12-22: Is it possible to determine what is causing a spinning cursor icon? Specifically, what is the process that is triggering the spinning icon and what is that process doing (waiting for)? The spinning icon tells me that the systems is "busy" or waiting on something. I'd like to know what that busyness is or what I'm waiting for.
performance ram
asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
63
closed as unclear what you're asking by N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, dessert, Charles Green Dec 22 '18 at 15:37
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
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Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35
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I am a long time Ubuntu user and I have not seen this before. I recently installed VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). When I open VS Code directly, or use file manager to open a file with VS Code, I get the spinning cursor icon for 10 to 15 seconds. What's it doing? VS Code is a Microsoft product, so, well, I wonder if it's doing things that I don't want it to do? I feel silly even writing that, but what on earth is it doing?
I see this issue on two different computers. I'm confident that it's not swapping to disk because I've got 8GB of RAM and it happens even when nothing else is open and there is a lot of free RAM.
Edit 2018-12-22: Is it possible to determine what is causing a spinning cursor icon? Specifically, what is the process that is triggering the spinning icon and what is that process doing (waiting for)? The spinning icon tells me that the systems is "busy" or waiting on something. I'd like to know what that busyness is or what I'm waiting for.
performance ram
asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
63
I am a long time Ubuntu user and I have not seen this before. I recently installed VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). When I open VS Code directly, or use file manager to open a file with VS Code, I get the spinning cursor icon for 10 to 15 seconds. What's it doing? VS Code is a Microsoft product, so, well, I wonder if it's doing things that I don't want it to do? I feel silly even writing that, but what on earth is it doing?
I see this issue on two different computers. I'm confident that it's not swapping to disk because I've got 8GB of RAM and it happens even when nothing else is open and there is a lot of free RAM.
Edit 2018-12-22: Is it possible to determine what is causing a spinning cursor icon? Specifically, what is the process that is triggering the spinning icon and what is that process doing (waiting for)? The spinning icon tells me that the systems is "busy" or waiting on something. I'd like to know what that busyness is or what I'm waiting for.
performance ram
performance ram
asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
63
asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
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edited Dec 22 '18 at 17:09
Richard Greenwood
asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
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asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
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asked Dec 6 '18 at 2:27
Richard GreenwoodRichard Greenwood
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closed as unclear what you're asking by N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, dessert, Charles Green Dec 22 '18 at 15:37
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as unclear what you're asking by N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, dessert, Charles Green Dec 22 '18 at 15:37
Please clarify your specific problem or add additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it’s hard to tell exactly what you're asking. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
1
Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35
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It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
1
Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35
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It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
1
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Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35
Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35
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It could just be starting up? JetBrains products take 10-30 seconds to start for me.
– TheWanderer
Dec 6 '18 at 2:39
could you please update your question with the type of os you are using as well as your cpu? thanks.
– Reza Rahemi
Dec 6 '18 at 2:40
Sorry, forgot to say that the two OSs are Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux Mint 19 Tara.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:14
@TheWanderer - VS Code appears to open quite quickly followed by the 10 - 15 seconds of spinning, but as you point out, maybe it is just part of it "starting up". But I'd still like to know what it's doing.
– Richard Greenwood
Dec 6 '18 at 18:18
1
Please add new information directly to your question (edit), do not use comments.
– dessert
Dec 21 '18 at 22:35