flash builder crashes at startup

Question

I have the following problem WHen lunching FlashBuilder.exe (BURRITO): it crashes and creates an error log file such us: hs_err_pid7084.log and following

But when I munch FlashBuilderC.exe : it opens a CMD dos window and flash builder starts. I tried to reinstall it : no way.

Can one help me ? I found a solution removeing some .metadatas in Eclips or similar but I cannot find it any more

Regards

Answer 1

It may be a little bit late for an answer, but you can try to do this:

Step 1:

• Go to your User directory and navigate to your Flash Builder Files:

FOR WINDOWS:

C:\Users\[YOUR USER] \Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\

FOR OSX {FILES HIDDEN}:

[Flash Builder Workspace Directory]\.metadata\org.eclipse.core.resources\

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Step 2:

• If there is a ".snap" file, delete it and then start "FlashBuilderC.exe" in Admin-Mode
  FOR WINDOWS BY DEFAULT:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\

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Step 3:

• Close Flash Builder again and then open Flash Builder normally (should work again)

I hope this helps someone.

Answer 2

I've had this problem a couple of times. For the first time, deleting the .snap file worked. Not the second time, however.

I looked at the log file for the workspace located under the .metadata folder (inside your Flash Builder files, typically: c:\Users\[YOUR USER]\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\), and found the following line towards the end:

!MESSAGE Job found still running after platform shutdown. Jobs should be canceled by the plugin that scheduled them during shutdown:

I solved this by deleting the file workbench.xml in the org.eclipse.ui.workbench folder under the .plugins one, and then starting up the Flash Builder again.

The workspace at least opened, admittedly with a problematic project but at least I could fix it from there.

Answer 3

Try deleting:

C:\Users\[USERNAME]\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench