Almost everything triggers "getting the action ready"

I get this in Rider 2018.2.3 running on a windows 2012 VM. It is very annoying because it occurs when press simple keys such as Enter and I have to wait.

It would be ok if this is for a code generation or any other complex task, but it's really annoying to wait more than 5 seconds, just to paste some code. 

Apart from above, the code analysis stop working on long code files. All the code lines are displayed in white (no syntax highlighted) 

I'm using

JetBrains Rider 2018.2.3
Build #RD-182.4231.496, built on September 13, 2018
Windows 10 10.0

There are probably a lot of causes for this, but in my case, it turns out I had a wwwroot folder in my project that is where the build output from my React project was being copied.  It turns out this folder was just growing and growing and was over 1.5GB.  It was being analyzed by Rider constantly.  Cleaning out this folder solved my issue with the dreaded "Getting the action ready...".

Since there is no way to exclude specific folders from analysis, I would check your folder structure and see if there are any temp file folders or other large folders.

I have the same issue working with large Unity project. I am unable to find the exact cause of this, but several version ago everything was fine.
Now when I boot up Unity and Rider for some time things are calm. However after maybe an hour of work the message "getting the action ready" pops up almost every time I try to do anything (even just entering tab symbol to reformat my code) to the point Rider becomes unusable to me.

This is my info:

JetBrains Rider 2019.3.4
Build #RD-193.6494.48, built on February 27, 2020
Licensed to -----------------
Subscription is active until May 1, 2020
Runtime version: 11.0.5+10-b520.38 x86_64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
macOS 10.15.3
GC: ParNew, ConcurrentMarkSweep
Memory: 1450M
Cores: 12
Registry: ide.tree.horizontal.default.autoscrolling=false, performance.watcher.sampling.interval.ms=200, show.diff.preview.as.editor.tab=true, ide.borderless.title.product=false, performance.watcher.unresponsive.interval.ms=1000, ide.tooltip.initialDelay.highlighter=0, search.everywhere.settings=true, parameter.info.max.visible.rows=10, ide.win.file.chooser.native=true, ide.borderless.title.project.path=false, actionSystem.fix.alt.gr=false, search.everywhere.pattern.checking=false, ide.tooltip.initialDelay=0, ide.borderless.title.classpath=false, ide.balloon.shadow.size=0, ide.require.transaction.for.model.changes=false, vcs.non.modal.commit.toggle.ui=false
Non-Bundled Plugins: org.intellij.plugins.markdown

Please report a bug via Help-Report a Bug in Rider. Agree to attach the logs.

Ivan Shakhov does this option attach any confidential data? Because due to the NDA of the company I can't send such data and can't share any specifics of the project.

It contains solution name and may contain some file names.
You may try to look into backend.log and frontend log and there might be some repeating errors, which cause getting action ready.

By default logs are visible only to JetBrains and the reporter, if it helps.

Have this issue to. Disable solution and dynamic program analysis but no luck.. Have the issue with a Xamarin.Forms project most of the time. Only with shortcuts, for example tab indentation.

https://rider-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360010260779-Rider-shortcuts-blocked-getting-the-action-ready-

Thomas,

We'd be grateful if you could report a bug via Help-Report a Bug in Rider, once you run into this problem again. Don't forget to agree to attach the logs.

6 years on from the OP and I'm still getting this issue

Hi Sienna Davids! 

I'm sorry to hear you've met such an issue. However, it could be caused by a lot of different reasons, not connected to the original post. To be able to investigate your case, please reproduce it and create a new YouTrack request using Help | Report a bug. Logs are collected automatically and privately attached to the request. Mention some details about your project and some steps you did before the issue occurred. We'll check all data and do our best to find a solution for you. 

Looking forward to hearing from you! 

This is still an issue on Mac. I have to constantly restart the IDE to make it go away. Usually when coming from sleep.

Same here, latest 2023.3.4 version of Rider..

Hello, Assaned Thomas ,

Can you observe the same issue using the Rider 2024.1 RC build? Could you please share details of the scenario that triggered this issue for you? Also, a full bundle of Rider logs would be much appreciated. 

If it's more convenient for you, you can use the Help | Report a Bug action to submit a bug report directly to our issue tracker.