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zak64
Mar 28, 2022Copper Contributor
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...
BoazG
Mar 29, 2022Brass Contributor
Got it. Who is moderating the discussion board? is it a Microsoft guy or is it a kind of autonomous discussion board? I wonder if the moderator can somehow escalate it within Microsoft... My bet is that Edge Dev is down worldwide.... On my side - 11 AM EDT 29 March - Edge Dev is still down on my Windows 11 & Mac machines.
RobertShurtleff
Mar 29, 2022Brass Contributor
Did you run the diags?
Do you get the same errors as me?
Do you get the same errors as me?
- Lance RamsayMar 29, 2022Copper Contributoryeah, that was my diag output, same errors
- BoazGMar 29, 2022Brass ContributorYes & 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.
Press [enter] to continue- RobertShurtleffMar 29, 2022Brass ContributorLOL, 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... - Craig_DarlingMar 29, 2022Copper Contributorsame errors here as well
- RobertShurtleffMar 29, 2022Brass ContributorI 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.