How do I disable auto-running unit tests?
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For some reason, Intellij suddenly started automatically running unit tests when any file is edited in the project. This is infuriating because I will change something, break a unit test, then intellij pulls focus from whatever I am doing to the unit test which is broken even if I am mid-edit on something else. I cannot find the setting that turns this off - I have been using it for months and it never acted like this. I already tried to Disable the "Reload changes in build scripts" option.
Using Gradle and Java 17.
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Hello,
Please check that “Rerun Automatically” option is not enabled in Run tool window.
I am having this same problem. I don't see a “Rerun Automatically” option. I've searched high and low and can't figure out how to disable the behavior of having my tests run whenever I save a file.
The option is available in the Run tool window when running unit tests:
Thank you so much, had the same issue and already modified halve of my settings, till I finally I found this thread. Intellij should really consider either removing this feature or make it way more obvious, when it is activated. Intellij becomes extremely annyoing, when accidently activating it.
I've activated this incredibly annoying feature and can't find this “Run tool window”. If I go to Run→Run… I can just open Run configurations and it looks completely different to that.
edit: Never mind I found it in the test panel toolbar.
Run tool window appears after your run something. It's the same tool window where you see your tests output.