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chdslv
Sep 20, 2021Brass Contributor
Edge won't start in Ubuntu
The MS-Edge icon just appears on the dock, but the browser is not seen, and after a while the icon also goes away. Tried to open through the terminal. This is what I get. [9308:9308:0920/093358.0...
Mahesha999
Mar 05, 2025Copper Contributor
Worked for me after removing lock files:
rm -rf ~/.config/microsoft-edge/Singleton*I was getting crash even when run from command line:
/opt/microsoft/msedge$ ./microsoft-edge
[35923:35923:0306/014125.822002:ERROR:process_singleton_posix.cc(364)] This profile appears to be in use by another Microsoft Edge process (4692) on another computer (perception3-HP-ZBook-Power-16-inch-G11-Mobile-Workstation-PC). Microsoft Edge has locked this profile to prevent corruption. If you're sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock it and relaunch Microsoft Edge.
[35923:35923:0306/014125.822081:ERROR:message_box_dialog.cc(192)] Unable to show message box: Microsoft Edge - This profile appears to be in use by another Microsoft Edge process (4692) on another computer (perception3-HP-ZBook-Power-16-inch-G11-Mobile-Workstation-PC). Microsoft Edge has locked this profile to prevent corruption. If you're sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock it and relaunch Microsoft Edge.- jasontohmolgroupJun 19, 2025Copper Contributor
Thank you so much for debugging this lck. Could you tell me how did you arrive with this troubleshooting steps?