How to take your durable IntelliJ IDEA tasks into the background execution.
Learn about getting the IntelliJ IDEA durable task over from the foreground into the
background execution.
On this page:
Introduction
When lengthy tasks are running, for example, search and replace, VCS update, etc., IntelliJ IDEA displays the progress bar. You can bring execution of such tasks to the background by clicking the Background button.
However, when a task of a certain type is brought to the background, you can still view its progress.
Viewing background tasks
- View the Status bar:
- In the Status bar, click
. - On the main menu, choose .
As a result, the Background Tasks manager opens, showing all the tasks that are
currently running in the background. You can review their progress, and if necessary, cancel the unnecessary
tasks by clicking 
.
When the command is checked, the Background Tasks manager opens automatically every time a task is launched in the background.