I have to update the lists, even though I shouldn't

[JBey4you]

In the uBlock settings, I chose to have auto-updates enabled. Even though, sometimes, uBlock asks me to update the lists manually. Any idea why?

[gorhill]

Remote server issues. Today I noticed EasyList server was not responding. So uBlock will give up waiting for an answer, and the list is still marked as obsolete. It will try again later, etc.

[gorhill]

Try it manually: https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist.txt.

I could get a response, but it seemed after uBlock's timeout period. I suppose EasyList server is more busy during some part of the day, leading to the slowness.

[JBey4you]

Since we are talking about the settings, it's not possible to remove a list added manually, right? The Anti-Adblock Killer for example, if I want to remove it, what should I do (if I can do something of course)?

[gorhill]

Remove the entry from the textarea, click Apply.