Obsidian doesn't open

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What I’m trying to do

Trying to open the obsidian application, it doesnt show up anywhere and appears in task manager for around 10 seconds and then closes.

Things I have tried

I’ve tried reinstalling the app, installing older versions, restarting my pc and nothing seems to work. I dont think plugins caused it becuase I haven’t installed any new ones for a few weeks and last time I opened my vault a week ago it worked. Note that the whole obsidian app doesnt open, not just the vault.

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I think that to get some appropriate help, it could be worth adding some more context :blush: :

  • What device are you using ? What OS ?
  • Where is your vault located on your device ? Can you still access it ?
  • Do you use any sync services to sync your vault across devices ?
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Sorry for the lack of information, I’m using an HP Victus 15-fa0000; using Windows 11.
The vault is on my documents folder and I dont use sync for any devices. I’ve tried changing locations for the vault but that hasnt changed anything either.

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I had a similar problem on the company computer due to the Panda Antivirus updates. Got a reply from the admin: “Try tomorrow.” :slight_smile: I guess it needed to go through some cataloguing to allow it.

Check if some antivirus or a similar app is “protecting” your computer.

Cheers, Marko :nerd_face:

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I’ve only got windows defender, so I added obsidian to exceptions but it hasnt changed anything.
I have learnt that when I turn off the computer while obsidian is still running, this error shows up:

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My Windows days are long gone by now :innocent: … But when I encountered any cryptic looking errors, my 1st step was always to search where the error could come from… and try to find a solution :blush: …

After that, I don’t think it’s a necessarily good idea to reboot a computer (any OS) while applications/programs are still running…

I mean, unexpected crash can happen and the device can recover without any (apparent) issues… but there’s always a small chance to get corrupted “things” (files, etc…) as a result…
(Well, I ran into that ages ago, at least :sweat_smile: )

I think I remember stumbling upon topics out here where other users also had issues launching Obsidian without setting up an exception in Windows Defender … but that error could indicate some other issues that could be worth to take a look at, maybe ? :woman_shrugging: …