N2 slows down the longer it's been open
I've found the longer I leave N2 open, the slower it gets - even when I don't add any more tasks......ie it acts like it has a memory leak.
This can be seem most obviously when dragging a task to reorder it - after a few days of n2 being open it takes a much longer time for the drag to be recognized and then after I've dropped the task hangs there for quite a while and then gets moved correctly.
If I close N2 and then reopen the problems go away and it's quick again.
I use Chrome 7 and have N2 in 'app mode' so I can click the nirvana icon and it open chrome for me.
Support Staff 2 Posted by Elbert McLaughlin on 02 Feb, 2011 03:39 PM
Hmmm... good to know. Will investigate.
3 Posted by Proximo on 02 Feb, 2011 07:13 PM
@Kenny
Now that I think about it, this happened to me too. I don't normally leave Nirvana open for such long periods, but I worked from home recently and had issues with performance.
I opened Nirvana and did some work and then I left my home office to run some errands. I came back later that day and noticed it was a little sluggish. Never really put much though on it because it's not something I normally do.
I usually open and close Nirvana every 2 to 3 hours from my work computer.
4 Posted by Kenny Grant on 03 Feb, 2011 08:26 AM
@Elbert - good stuff!
@Proximo - You usually open and close Nirvana every 2 or 3 hours, is that because you don't like to keep your gtd system open constantly?
5 Posted by Proximo on 03 Feb, 2011 04:11 PM
@Kenny
There is no reason or logic on why I close it down sometimes.
When I am working on a task that will take me 2 hours +, I sometimes close Nirvana because I won't be accessing it anytime soon. I don't need to do this, but for some reason, my brain tells me to close it. :-)
Sometimes I am working on a task that will take just as long and I leave N2 running without a thought.
Maybe I need to see a Shrink. At least it makes the performance great. lol
6 Posted by Lasse on 03 Feb, 2011 04:25 PM
@Proximo,
hmm, I see. Would you like to tell me more about this? ;-)
7 Posted by Proximo on 03 Feb, 2011 07:40 PM
@Lasse
I was actually thinking of using your name on my original post. LOL
8 Posted by Kenny Grant on 04 Feb, 2011 01:47 PM
@Proximo
Ha ha maybe you subconsciously knew things would speed up if you closed it now and again.
9 Posted by Bernard on 02 May, 2011 04:27 PM
Wow - this is a great fix - I never noticed that I can seriously speed things up by logging out AND closing completely my browser (doing only one isn't sufficient).
Anyway to profile this workaround higher up - I'm sure that lots of others are suffering from this issue?
And good luck resolving the problem in the future!
Thanks :)
Bernard
Support Staff 10 Posted by David McLaughlin on 02 May, 2011 04:50 PM
If you're using a webkit based browser, Elbert has mentioned before that ...
Have you tried hitting refresh on your browser recently? Sounds trite, but we've discovered that chrome and safari (webkit) have a mild memory leak that can start to impede performance if the window hasn't been refreshed for a few days.
http://help.nirvanahq.com/discussions/problems/852-nirvana-2-is-get...
So, if this is the scenario it's not an issue we have any control over.
David
11 Posted by Bernard on 02 May, 2011 06:15 PM
@David McLaughlin
Thanks for the tip - will try that - certainly easier than logging in and out...