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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

yarek
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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\

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\

Step 3:

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

I hope this helps someone.

h2ooooooo
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cmart
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  • I found this article looking for a problem where FB was not crashing, but hanging on startup (OSX). Tried it on a lark, and what do you know, it worked! The problem seems to be related to switching branches in git, so I figured some cache file was to blame. Thanks! – Chris Blackwell Jun 19 '12 at 23:57
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    Same here, fixed the problem on OSX, but file path was slightly different. I found the file at: `~/Documents/Adobe\ Flash\ Builder\ 4.7/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.snap`. (the `.plugins` folder is different from the answer) – fenomas Feb 21 '13 at 02:57
  • I was getting a hang on Flash Builder 4.7 startup. In my case, I had to go to the directory for the *workspace* I was trying to open and deleted the .snap file there. (This was under Windows 7). – Pedro Estrada Mar 12 '13 at 15:50
  • Your `.metadata` directory might also have a `.lock` file - if this exists when flash builder starts it will refuse to use the workspace. – h2ooooooo Jun 12 '17 at 09:25
  • The given folder had no .snap file, i just deleted the .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources folder, that fixed the problem – Michael Sep 04 '18 at 11:57
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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.

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Apollo Marquis
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Try deleting:

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

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When this happens, I usuall just delete the metadata from my workspace and the reimport all the existing projects to workspace.

Run the following inside your workspace:

$ rm -rf .metadata
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This was happening often enough for me that I ended up writing a batch file to fix the issue, using Marchar and fenomas's posts - thanks guys! (Note - ensure the Flash Builder process has been killed before running it)

cd C:\Users\[your name here]\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7\.metadata
del .lock

cd C:\Users\[your name here]\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources
del .snap
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  • when I try to do this the command prompt says 'Adobe is not recognized as an external or internal command, operable program or batch file.'? – Marnix Verhulst Aug 02 '14 at 12:05
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    What OS are you using Marnix? This worked fine on Windows 7 for me, but perhaps the space after Adobe in the commands is causing problems? (You could try putting double quotes around `"Adobe Flash Builder 4.7"` Or maybe you've got a stray carriage return in the command? – Ted Aug 04 '14 at 12:04
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My eventual solution:

  1. Rename the workspace folder. [My default was at C:\Users\jhouser\Adobe Flash Builder 4]
  2. Start up Flash Builder. Behold! It starts! All the projects are now broken because the paths are now incorrect.
  3. Shut down Flash Builder.
  4. Rename the workspace folder back to what it was.
  5. Start up Flash Builder.
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I had the same experience as Apollo M. Deleting the .snap and .lock files didn't work for me.

I located the workbench.xml file (C:\Users[your name here]\Documents[your project directory].metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench) and deleted the individual entries under the "" tag.

Nice thing about this is that my workspace opened correctly, with no need to re-import my projects.

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