Arduino IDE Crash upon start

Hi guys,

My Arduino IDE randomly decided to start crashing on me upon loading. Whenever I run the IDE it will show in my task bar, but will not show up on my screens. I have tried to delete the .json files with no help. I have tried deleting the Arduino file from my documents with no help. I have uninstalled and reinstalled about 6 times, restarted my laptop, the debugger wont work because the file is cant be found in a directory. I am in desperate need as I have a final project coming up that involves using Arduino. It is discouraging to see this has been happening for years without a fix. Being in the middle of finals and spending multiple hours just to try and get this program to run is more than a waste of time and disappointing. Can anyone please help me fix this issue, I am out of ideas. Thanks.

Hi @anderjo. The common cause of this problem is that you have moved the Arduino IDE window to a screen which is no longer present on your computer.

Which version of Arduino IDE are you using?

Hi @ptillisch I am using the most recent version, 2.0.2, I believe. I have gone through every tutorial possible to solve the issue but have came up short on everything. I do use an extra monitor, but it does the same with it present and without, do you have a possible solution.

OK, I think the problem I mentioned before only occurs with Arduino IDE 1.x, so probably something else is going on here.

Which operating system are you using (e.g., "Windows")?

I ask because I would like to request you to provide some additional information and I want to give you the appropriate instructions for your operating system.

I have the same problem after that I have removed all the old arduino files from Lidrary and Documnebt folders to start with a clean installation.

Did the IDE start up once you did that @franco756 ?

No, after we removed the Arduino15 and Arduino folders in Library and Document directories (in a mac system) and I re-install the ide software it starts for few second with a blank windows then stops

I have identified the problem. When I removed the library folder I mistakenly changed the permissions to the folder itself so the installation software couldn't install all the library files. Now it installed correctly and works. Thank you.

I'm glad it is working now. Thanks for taking the time to post an update with your solution!

Regards,
Per

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