A plugin is preventing Eclipse from starting up

Question

It just gives me a blank window, and the splash screen doesn't go away.

I tried running it in a terminal, turns out it's a problematic plugin.

Is there a way to disable that plugin without the GUI?

There's the error log:

    [org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/IsWovenTester.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.IsWovenTester' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/IsWovenTester.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.IsWovenTester$WeavingMarker' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[org.eclipse.jdt.core] warning at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/sourceprovider/SourceTransformerAspect.aj:106::0 does not match because declaring type is org.eclipse.jdt.core.IOpenable, if match desired use target(org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit) [Xlint:unmatchedSuperTypeInCall]
    see also: org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/SourceRefElement.java:198::0
[org.eclipse.jdt.ui] warning at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/sourceprovider/SourceTransformerAspect.aj:106::0 does not match because declaring type is org.eclipse.jdt.core.ITypeRoot, if match desired use target(org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit) [Xlint:unmatchedSuperTypeInCall]
    see also: org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/javaeditor/ASTProvider.java:572::0
[org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/sourceprovider/SourceTransformerAspect.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.sourceprovider.SourceTransformerAspect' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/cuprovider/CompilationUnitProviderAspect.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.cuprovider.CompilationUnitProviderAspect' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[ScalaPlugin] [scalaLibBundle] Found 0 bundles: 
LogFilter.isLoggable threw a non-fatal unchecked exception as follows:
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.Log.isLoggable(Log.java:101)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.safeIsLoggable(ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.java:59)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.logPrivileged(ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.java:164)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.log(ExtendedLogReaderServiceFactory.java:150)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.ExtendedLogServiceFactory.log(ExtendedLogServiceFactory.java:65)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.ExtendedLogServiceImpl.log(ExtendedLogServiceImpl.java:87)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.log.internal.LoggerImpl.log(LoggerImpl.java:54)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.Log.log(Log.java:60)
    at scala.tools.eclipse.util.DefaultLogger.warning(DefaultLogger.scala:46)
    at scala.tools.eclipse.ScalaPlugin$$anonfun$3.apply(ScalaPlugin.scala:131)
    at scala.tools.eclipse.ScalaPlugin$$anonfun$3.apply(ScalaPlugin.scala:130)
    at scala.Option.getOrElse(Option.scala:108)
    at scala.tools.eclipse.ScalaPlugin.<init>(ScalaPlugin.scala:130)
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:525)
    at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:372)
    at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:325)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadBundleActivator(AbstractBundle.java:166)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:679)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:381)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:299)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:440)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:268)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:107)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:462)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:216)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:400)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:476)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:429)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:417)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:356)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:345)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:229)
    at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1207)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:905)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
    at org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.cuprovider.CompilationUnitProviderRegistry.registerProviders(CompilationUnitProviderRegistry.java:69)
    at org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.cuprovider.CompilationUnitProviderRegistry.getProvider(CompilationUnitProviderRegistry.java:46)
    at org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.cuprovider.CompilationUnitProviderAspect.ajc$inlineAccessMethod$org_eclipse_contribution_jdt_cuprovider_CompilationUnitProviderAspect$org_eclipse_contribution_jdt_cuprovider_CompilationUnitProviderRegistry$getProvider(CompilationUnitProviderAspect.aj:1)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.PackageFragment.init$_aroundBody7$advice(PackageFragment.java:47)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.PackageFragment.getCompilationUnit(PackageFragment.java:216)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelManager.createCompilationUnitFrom(JavaModelManager.java:962)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelManager.create(JavaModelManager.java:871)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore.create(JavaCore.java:2622)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.createCompilationUnit(CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.java:941)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.createFileInfo(CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.java:974)
    at org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.TextFileDocumentProvider.connect(TextFileDocumentProvider.java:478)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.connect(CompilationUnitDocumentProvider.java:1243)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.doSetInput(AbstractTextEditor.java:4213)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.StatusTextEditor.doSetInput(StatusTextEditor.java:237)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractDecoratedTextEditor.doSetInput(AbstractDecoratedTextEditor.java:1451)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.internalDoSetInput(JavaEditor.java:2563)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.doSetInput(JavaEditor.java:2536)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitEditor.doSetInput(CompilationUnitEditor.java:1395)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor$19.run(AbstractTextEditor.java:3200)
    at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:464)
    at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(ModalContext.java:372)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow$1.run(ApplicationWindow.java:759)
    at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow.run(ApplicationWindow.java:756)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.run(WorkbenchWindow.java:2642)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.internalInit(AbstractTextEditor.java:3218)
    at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.init(AbstractTextEditor.java:3245)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.createSite(EditorManager.java:828)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPartHelper(EditorReference.java:647)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPart(EditorReference.java:465)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:595)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorAreaHelper.setVisibleEditor(EditorAreaHelper.java:271)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.setVisibleEditor(EditorManager.java:1459)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager$5.runWithException(EditorManager.java:972)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:135)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:3563)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3212)
    at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$33.runWithException(Workbench.java:1595)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:135)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:3563)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3212)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2604)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2494)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:674)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:667)
    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:123)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:344)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:622)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:577)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1410)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1386)
[StartupDiagnostics$] startup diagnostics: previous version = 2.0.0.rc01-2_09-201111091447-ce49e0a
[StartupDiagnostics$] startup diagnostics: CURRENT version = 2.0.0.rc01-2_09-201111091447-ce49e0a
[ScalaPlugin] Scala compiler bundle: reference:file:plugins/org.scala-ide.scala.compiler_2.9.2.r25964-b20111108034957.jar
[org.eclipse.jdt.core] warning at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/sourceprovider/SourceTransformerAspect.aj:106::0 does not match because declaring type is org.eclipse.jdt.core.IOpenable, if match desired use target(org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit) [Xlint:unmatchedSuperTypeInCall]
    see also: org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/LocalVariable.java:363::0
[org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/imagedescriptor/ImageDescriptorSelectorAspect.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.imagedescriptor.ImageDescriptorSelectorAspect' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[org.eclipse.jdt.ui] warning at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/sourceprovider/SourceTransformerAspect.aj:106::0 does not match because declaring type is org.eclipse.jdt.core.IOpenable, if match desired use target(org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit) [Xlint:unmatchedSuperTypeInCall]
    see also: org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/java/hover/JavadocHover.java:630::0
[org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt] error at org/eclipse/contribution/jdt/itdawareness/ITDAwarenessAspect.aj::0 class 'org.eclipse.contribution.jdt.itdawareness.ITDAwarenessAspect' is already woven and has not been built in reweavable mode
[ScalaPlugin] open Ride.java

Answer 1

For me it helps to delete a file called .snap, in the Eclipse workspace folder:

.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.snap

For some others, the filename is a changing number with the .snap extension, like 0.snap or 55.snap.

Answer 2

It seems something was wrong with the workspace, I moved it, chose another workspace, then imported my projects.

It worked.