<blockquote>
  <p>What is the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>To let you know there is currently a stalled task, to show all of the subsequent tasks that stalled task is blocking and in some scenarios, give you a chance to restart the task.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>What is it supposed to do when clicking on it?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Show a modal with the stalled task and (potentially) other tasks that it is blocking.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Is it normal for it to be there... all the time?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Nope. The underlying reason that task stalled should be debugged and fixed. <a href="https://craftcms.com/support/stuck-tasks" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://craftcms.com/support/stuck-tasks</a></p>

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  <p>Is it normal for the browser to freeze when I click on it?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Nope.</p>

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Thanks Brad! For some reason it wasn't very obvious until just now 
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<p>Just wondering...</p>

<ul>
<li>What is the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?</li>
<li>What is it supposed to do when clicking on it?</li>
<li>Is it normal for it to be there... all the time?</li>
<li>Is it normal for the browser to freeze when I click on it?</li>
</ul>

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What's the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?
# What's the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-24)

Just wondering...

* What is the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?
* What is it supposed to do when clicking on it?
* Is it normal for it to be there... all the time?
* Is it normal for the browser to freeze when I click on it?

**Tags:** admin, stalled-tasks

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-25. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> What is the function of the Stalled Tasks menu option?

To let you know there is currently a stalled task, to show all of the subsequent tasks that stalled task is blocking and in some scenarios, give you a chance to restart the task.

> What is it supposed to do when clicking on it?

Show a modal with the stalled task and (potentially) other tasks that it is blocking.

> Is it normal for it to be there... all the time?

Nope. The underlying reason that task stalled should be debugged and fixed. <https://craftcms.com/support/stuck-tasks>

> Is it normal for the browser to freeze when I click on it?

Nope.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks Brad! For some reason it wasn't very obvious until just now   

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