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Experiencing the same issue, occurs on both 1.15.9 and 1.15.10 (and likely a couple version earlier).
As it turns out, it freezes because it's waiting for Git to load all the changes made, specifically in the "Review panel".
Quick Fix: Use the couple seconds of lag-free time you have at the start to "Toggle Review" off (top-right corner, or press CTRL+Shift+R).
If you wait several minutes for Git to load all the changes, you'll have access to the app again and it won't freeze.
If you press "Toggle Review", to turn it on again. It'll immediately freeze the app (no leeway like last time), but again (after Git loads it all, you get full access to the desktop app again).
This only occurs with the "Review" panel's "Git changes", not the "N changes" from the "File tree" panel. And this is because the "Review" panel loads all the file change file content, every single one... despite the default being "Collapse All".
Solution: It should load/fetch for context, only when the user expands a file (which means, this sort lag occurs only occurs when you click "Expand all", and thus... the lag is expected), and the 'Review changes' panel should always being closed on start up.
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github-actions commentedon May 24, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
TimChinye commentedon May 24, 2026
Experiencing the same issue, occurs on both 1.15.9 and 1.15.10 (and likely a couple version earlier).
As it turns out, it freezes because it's waiting for Git to load all the changes made, specifically in the "Review panel".
Quick Fix: Use the couple seconds of lag-free time you have at the start to "Toggle Review" off (top-right corner, or press CTRL+Shift+R).
If you wait several minutes for Git to load all the changes, you'll have access to the app again and it won't freeze.
If you press "Toggle Review", to turn it on again. It'll immediately freeze the app (no leeway like last time), but again (after Git loads it all, you get full access to the desktop app again).
This only occurs with the "Review" panel's "Git changes", not the "N changes" from the "File tree" panel. And this is because the "Review" panel loads all the file change file content, every single one... despite the default being "Collapse All".
Solution: It should load/fetch for context, only when the user expands a file (which means, this sort lag occurs only occurs when you click "Expand all", and thus... the lag is expected), and the 'Review changes' panel should always being closed on start up.
github-actions commentedon Jul 24, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.