Obsidian won’t launch on macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 (M3 Max)

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What I’m trying to do

I’m trying to launch Obsidian on macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 (MacBook Pro with M3 Max).
I’ve used it before with no issues, but now after reinstalling it, the app won’t open — the icon just keeps bouncing in the Dock indefinitely, and no window appears.

Things I have tried

  • Searched the forum for similar issues
  • Followed the debugging steps
  • Deleted ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/
  • Gave Obsidian Full Disk Access
  • Checked Console logs — no crash report, but saw errors related to xpcproxy, amfid, and file access
  • Reinstalled the latest version from the official website

Still can’t get the app to launch at all.
Any ideas or things I should try next?

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I’m having the same issue on macOS Sequoia 15.4.1

I tried a couple of other steps without luck:

  • Deleting ~/Library/Preferences/md.obsidian.plist
  • Deleting the .obsidian folder in my vault
  • Installing an older version of obsidian

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Is it M3 as well? (Trying to see if that’s the factor.)

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@rigmarole It is an M3 yeah