Anaconda python ver5.3 hangs at update forever

Question

I just installed anaconda ver5.3 which uses python v3.7

I ran the command;

conda update anaconda

The command hangs there forever. There is no error message. No hint what is wrong. Has anyone encountered similar problems? How did you solve it?

I am using Windows 10 and was previously using anaconda ver5.2 which uses python v3.6.

I am using Windows 10 and anaconda ver5.2 which uses python v3.6. — user3848207, Nov 19 '18 at 23:30
Do you have two anaconda environments? Are you installing v5.3 alongside any previous versions? — Pruthvi Kumar, Nov 20 '18 at 06:32
I have tried both. Having 2 anaconda environments (v5.3 and v5.2) and 1 anaconda environment (v5.3). I encounter the same problem in both cases. — user3848207, Nov 20 '18 at 13:34
see this link for some hints https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/6406 — pangyuteng, Nov 24 '18 at 01:19
Possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45197777/how-do-i-update-anaconda — ivan_pozdeev, Nov 24 '18 at 04:48

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '18 at 18:34

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Try running

conda update anaconda --verbose

to get some insight. Adding --verbose multiple times increases logging to INFO, DEBUG and then TRACE level.

https://conda.io/docs/commands/conda-update.html

answered Nov 26 '18 at 18:34

Konstantin Spirin

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '18 at 04:44

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I think this could solve your problem to update anaconda, and yes it seems like a fairly common issue:

1) install the latest miniconda3 from here

2) make sure you run anaconda prompt as admin

3) update to latest version of conda

conda update conda

4) install anaconda

conda install anaconda

5) install navigator

conda install anaconda-navigator

6) verify conda is installed and check package number

conda info

View packages you installed in anaconda docs page here

answered Nov 24 '18 at 04:44

d_kennetz

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This answer put me on the right track, so thank you for that, but you may want to add the piece of advice of rebooting windows before trying the different step, or the admin shell may hang too. – Luca P. Aug 06 '20 at 20:08
Interesting, thanks for the feedback. At what point did you experience this? I haven't actually run into that problem before so this is helpful info! – d_kennetz Aug 07 '20 at 13:14
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Somewhere around "Solving environment" if I remember correctly... I'm sorry I can't be more specific. Anyway, I am sure pretty much any Windows user has experienced locked files that will stay locked no matter what until a reboot makes them accessible again, right? :) Not incredibly surprising that some of that happens under the hood and makes the conda scripts hang. – Luca P. Aug 07 '20 at 13:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 02 '18 at 16:36

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I encountered exactly the same problem on Windows 10.

This problem has been fixed with the latest anaconda release ver5.3.1. You are using ver5.3. Please use the latest version. It should solve your problem.

answered Dec 02 '18 at 16:36

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