unabla to run arduino 1.6.12

Development Tools IDE 1.x
1

Hi,
When i run 1.6.12 ver, i just see splash screen and arduino is shutdown.
Revert to 1.6.7 and it's ok.
Thank's to help me

2

Did you UNINSTALL your previous version fully before installing 1.6.12

What board ? What OS ? USB type ports used 2.0 or 3.0 ? these are all very useful bits of information to have in the forum.

I use REVO to uninstall set to max, CCLEANER to get rid of the crud followed by WISE REGISTRY cleaner to root out any stray bits. That method is by far the best way to not only remove programs but to do a thorough clean up of your computer too... both CCLEANER and WISE are advert free and work very well.

There may also be an Arduino folder that gets left if you are on windows.

The path normally used would be

C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\ArduinoCreateAgent
or
C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\ArduinoCreateAgent

I would also recommend saving your SKETCHES folder somewhere else until you have your IDE up and running too.

3

Try this:

  • Start Arduino IDE 1.6.7
  • Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Wait for the downloads to complete
  • Click the "Close" button
  • Now try Arduino IDE 1.6.12

If that doesn't work do this:

  • Start Arduino IDE 1.6.7
  • File > Preferences
  • Select all text in the box next to "Additional Boards Manager URLs:" and copy it
  • Paste it here and I'll take a look at the files at those URLs to see if one has a formatting issue that causes Arduino IDE 1.6.12 to not start.

Ballscrewbob:
C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\ArduinoCreateAgent
or
C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\ArduinoCreateAgent

That should be Arduino15, not ArduinoCreateAgent. ArduinoCreateAgent is for the web based IDE, Create.

4

whoops
been on dev too long

5

"That should be Arduino15, not ArduinoCreateAgent"

zapping the folder worked for me. many thanks. I'm back up and running.