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Edge Dev Doesn't Run
Running release prior to 101.0.1198 and also 101.0.1198. Neither will run properly. I get a blank window for a couple of seconds and then it quits. I downloaded 101.0.1198 again today (after doing an...
Did you run the diags?
Do you get the same errors as me?
Do you get the same errors as me?
Yes & Yes. Here is my output:
[PASS] Operating system supported version
Windows NT 10.0.22581
[PASS] Install type
System Level
[PASS] Chrome version test
101.0.1198.0 dev
[FAIL] User data path
Path contents too large (5823720785) for: C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge Dev\User Data
[PASS] Local state path
Path exists and is writable: 56382
[FAIL] App dictionaries directory path
Path provider failure
Finished 6 tests.
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[PASS] Operating system supported version
Windows NT 10.0.22581
[PASS] Install type
System Level
[PASS] Chrome version test
101.0.1198.0 dev
[FAIL] User data path
Path contents too large (5823720785) for: C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge Dev\User Data
[PASS] Local state path
Path exists and is writable: 56382
[FAIL] App dictionaries directory path
Path provider failure
Finished 6 tests.
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- LOL, yours is only half the size of mine 😉
That said, 6GB just does not seem that big to me that it should be considered 'too large' by Edge... - I think the pattern for the root cause is emerging 🙂
Likely only crashing for heavy users whose App Data is xtra large.
Just not clear to me where the storage consumption in within the kazillion folders...and what can be safely deleted. - same errors here as well
