Popcorn-desktop: Popcorntime closes immediately

[reddo]

Operating System Version:
Windows 10

Popcorn Time Version:
Release #432, #433, #434 and #435

Download date:
26.08.2020

Download url (optional):
https://ci.popcorntime.app/job/Popcorn-Time-Desktop/

Expected Behaviour

Not to crash or show an error message.
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Actual Behaviour

Trying to start Popcorntime, it crashes immediately and silently.
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Here's the content of the debug.log:

[0310/182920.181:ERROR:http_transport_win.cc(178)] WinHttpCrackUrl: L’opération a réussi. (0x0)
[0310/184918.671:ERROR:main_dll_loader_win.cc(147)] Failed to load NW DLL from C:\Users\wallydz\Desktop\release\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nw.dll: %1 n’est pas une application Win32 valide. (0xC1)
[0310/184923.777:ERROR:main_dll_loader_win.cc(147)] Failed to load NW DLL from C:\Users\wallydz\Desktop\release\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nw.dll: %1 n’est pas une application Win32 valide. (0xC1)
[0310/184940.879:ERROR:main_dll_loader_win.cc(147)] Failed to load NW DLL from C:\Users\wallydz\Desktop\release\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nw.dll: %1 n’est pas une application Win32 valide. (0xC1)
[0310/184953.721:ERROR:main_dll_loader_win.cc(147)] Failed to load NW DLL from C:\Users\wallydz\Desktop\release\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nwjs-sdk-v0.44.5-win-x64\nw.dll: %1 n’est pas une application Win32 valide. (0xC1)
[0826/100559.488:ERROR:http_transport_win.cc(178)] WinHttpCrackUrl: The operation completed successfully. (0x0)

As far as I can tell, it's looking for a dll in the wrong place. Note my user is _not_ wallydz and no idea why it's french.

[Persei08]

Which install packages are you using ? Popcorn-Time-0.4.4-win64-Setup.exe ?

[reddo]

@Persei08, yes, that's the one

[kiriles90]

@reddo Have you tried deleting the %localappdata%\Popcorn-Time folder before re-installing? (this will also clear your Favorites, marked as watched, and reset settings to default)

[reddo]

I really don't want to lose that information. Builds before 432 work fine, I've installed 431 without issues; why do you think wiping that folder would work?

[kiriles90]

Because I dont have this issue (on Windows too) so its probably something specific with your system/installation

Try something else then, rename %localappdata%\Popcorn-Time\ to %localappdata%\OLDPopcorn-Time\ then download and install https://ci.popcorntime.app/job/Popcorn-Time-Desktop/436/artifact/build/Popcorn-Time-0.4.4-win64-Setup.exe

If it doesnt work, delete it and just rename your old installation folder back as it was.

If it does work, copy only %localappdata%\OLDPopcorn-Time\User Data\Default\data\bookmarks.db & watched.db over to the same place in the new installation, then check if they got transferred correctly, if they did you can then delete the whole old installation folder.

[reddo]

Deleting that folder works, but I really don't want to lose my database.

[kiriles90]

@reddo check above I've edited my comment

Btw, did you have 'Big picture' enabled by any chance?

[reddo]

Using only bookmarks.db and watched.db worked.
As far as I know, I didn't have Big Picture enabled. In my old settings.db I had {"key":"noBigPicture","value":0,"_id":"vmIbV3RBHE7qCCTU"}

[reddo]

Thanks for the help, @kiriles90.

[kiriles90]

@reddo Hmm, I thought that might be the issue but if not then nevermind.

No worries :+1:
You are better off in general too keeping only those two .db files, gets rid of all the old cached/temp files and defaults the settings to their original values so you avoid any potential issues these might cause.

P.s now that you now where your 'stuff' is, backup those 2 somewhere, might help one day..