# Studio IDE freezes when opening the Lineage tab

If the Studio IDE freezes with two or more models open and the **Lineage** tab active, use the following workarounds.

### Why this happens

The Studio IDE can freeze when the **Lineage** tab is open or loads automatically, and when two or more models are open, especially if a model has a large or slow-loading DAG.

## What you might observe

* The editor becomes unresponsive.
* After a few minutes, your browser may display a **Wait** or **Exit** dialog.

## Workaround 1: Avoid the Lineage tab on startup

1. Refresh the page.
2. Keep the console focused on another tab (for example, **Results** or **Compiled code**) instead of **Lineage**.
3. Close extra model tabs before opening **Lineage**.
4. Open **Lineage** only when needed.

## Workaround 2: Clear Local Storage for your account URL

This workaround is browser-dependent. In DevTools, select the Local Storage origin that matches the URL in your browser address bar. For example, your account access URL might look like `https://ab123.us1.dbt.com`.

### Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

1. Open the dbt platform page that’s freezing.
2. Open DevTools (right-click the page and select **Inspect**).
3. Click the **Application** tab.
4. In the left sidebar, expand **Storage** → **Local Storage**.
5. Right-click the origin that matches your current URL (for example, `https://ab123.us1.dbt.com`) and select **Clear**.
6. Refresh the page and sign in again if prompted.

### Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the dbt platform page that’s freezing.
2. Open DevTools (right-click the page and select **Inspect**).
3. Open the **Storage** tab.
   * If you don’t see it, open DevTools **Settings** and enable **Storage**.
4. In the left sidebar, expand **Local Storage**.
5. Right-click the origin that matches your current URL (for example, `https://ab123.us1.dbt.com`) and select **Delete All**.
6. Refresh the page and sign in again if prompted.

### Safari

1. Open Safari and go to the dbt platform page that’s freezing.

2. If needed, enable developer features:

   * Go to **Safari** > **Settings**.
   * Click **Advanced**.
   * Enable developer features.

3. Open Web Inspector from **Develop** > **Show Web Inspector**.

4. Open the **Storage** tab.

5. In the left sidebar, expand **Local Storage** and select the origin that matches your current URL (for example, `https://ab123.us1.dbt.com`).

6. Delete the Local Storage entries for that origin.

7. Refresh the page and sign in again if prompted.

## Need more help?

If freezing continues after trying these workarounds, [contact dbt Support](mailto:support@getdbt.com) and include:

* A HAR file (refer to [How to generate HAR files](./generate-har-file.md))
* Your account URL
* Browser and version
* Approximate number of open model tabs
* Whether the issue happens only when the **Lineage** tab is active

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