When your pipeline freezes at square one
You paste your CSV file or Sales Navigator URL into Waalaxy, hit Import, and watch the progress bar remain stubbornly at 0%. No errors, no contacts—just an endless wait. If you’ve wasted time refreshing and restarting, read on.
What’s really happening?
Waalaxy’s browser extension relies on clean cache data to parse and load leads. Common culprits for stuck imports:
Corrupted cache: outdated or broken browser cache prevents the extension’s scripts from executing properly.
Old extension version: using an outdated Waalaxy extension can cause incompatibilities with LinkedIn or Chrome updates.
Malformed CSV or URL: special characters or wrong file structure can hang the parsing process, though Waalaxy usually flags these issues.
By default, Waalaxy doesn’t always surface a clear error when cache is at fault, so imports silently fail.
1) Quick-fix: clear cache & update extension
Clear Chrome cache
Open Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data. Select Cached images and files, then Clear data.
Update or reinstall Waalaxy
Go to chrome://extensions, toggle Developer mode off/on, click Update. If issues persist, remove and reinstall the extension from the Web Store.
Validate your file/URL
Ensure your CSV is UTF-8 encoded, free of special characters. For Sales Nav lists, regenerate the URL in your current session.
Relaunch import
Reload LinkedIn, open Waalaxy, and retry the import. Contacts should start populating normally.
These steps unstick the process in under a minute.
2) Prevent future import stalls
Auto-clear cache: use a Chrome plugin or schedule weekly clears to keep cache fresh.
Enable auto-extension updates: ensure Waalaxy always runs the latest code.
Test small batches: import a 10-contact CSV first to spot any file issues before full runs.
With these routines, your imports stay reliable.
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