There is an instance of anaconda navigator already running error

Question

Previously my anaconda navigator was not responding so I have rebooted my computer and now when I am trying to open anaconda navigator it pop-ups an error with \"there is an ins

Answer 1

The following steps worked for me in windows. You can do the following.

1. tasklist | findstr "pythonw" The PID of the processes will get displayed.

2. taskkill /pid "PID" (without quotes) /f

This will successfully kill the Anaconda Navigator task.

Answer 2

one of the following will solve your issue in ubuntu:

killall Anaconda-Navigator 

anaconda-navigator --reset