BlueBubbles Windows App won't open a UI, but the process starts. Reproduceable after killing the process.

[Tekkie1]

The process starts, but the UI doesn't open. Killing the process and running the program again brings the process back, but no UI. Per guidance from Joel, deleting %appdata%\BlueBubbles\ resolved the issue and the configuration window opened upon restarting the program.

shared_preferences.json gets nulled:

BlueBubbles_Logs_Startup.txt:

BlueBubbles_Logs.txt:

Issue opened at the request of Joel via Discord.

[gregorybeal]

Thank you for posting this. I experienced the same issue and the same workaround resolved the issue for me.

[merchalex]

In case anyone gets here and the workaround doesn't work for them (it didn't work for me on Windows 10/amd ryzen cpu) what worked for me was using Revo Uninstaller to completely remove it and scan for remnant files and I let it scan the registry and I checked every single BB related registry item and deleted that too, and then I was able open the UI after installing again.

I have the pro version of Revo but I think the free one can do everything I just said. if not, buy/acquire the pro version, but I'm pretty sure it's not needed.

[RojoDono]

Hey guys, could someone confirm that this is the right file to delete:

[jjoelj]

Hey guys, could someone confirm that this is the right file to delete:

You should delete the BlueBubbles folder (note the capitalization)