I had the same problem and just tried Ross Taylor's solution and it worked for me!
Thanks Ross! -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 2/11/14, Ross Taylor <ross.taylo...@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: I closed Flash Builder 4.7, now it disappears when I try to start it... To: users@flex.apache.org Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 2:17 AM Sorry, the last line of the first para should read: " Delete the .lock file." Ross On 11 February 2014 09:17, Ross Taylor <ross.taylo...@gmail.com> wrote: > When this happens to me, I go to the directory of the workspace in > Explorer (Windows) and open the .metadata folder. Delete the .lock > folder. > > Then navigate to: > > .plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench > > and edit the workbench.xml file. > > I remove everything between the first <editors> tag and the closing > </editors> tag. > > That works for me. > > Ross > > On 11 February 2014 07:24, Pedro Serralha <pedro.serra...@elegedata.com> wrote: >> I'm not sure too about which files are. But I can assert that it happened >> with me a couple of times, and it was always because of the files in the >> workspace. >> So for me that't the direction you need to take. >> >> When I get back to my PC I'll try to find more. >> >> Pedro Serralha >> No dia 11 de Fev de 2014 07:15, "simon gladman" <sglad...@gmail.com> >> escreveu: >> >>> Check out this blog post from Daniel Albu: >>> >>> >>> http://www.flashdeveloper.co/post/42425698695/flash-builder-4-7-silently-crashes-on-startup-updated >>> >>> simon >>> >>> >>> On 11 February 2014 04:45, Sean Thayne <s...@skyseek.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Ya.. sucks when that happens. There is a lock file you can delete in the >>> FB >>> > folder. Can't remember the specific one. >>> > >>> > Another option is open a new workspace. But that can seriously suck.. >>> > >>> > Good luck! >>> > On Feb 10, 2014 9:28 PM, <modjkl...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> > >>> > > I closed Flash Builder 4.7 when it was working fine. Now when I try to >>> > > open it, it initializes with the splash screen, then as soon as the >>> > > application window opens, it disappears. >>> > > >>> > > I rebooted the Mac OSX 10.9.1 machine several times, but no change. >>> > > >>> > > I went to the Adobe website to download FB to re-install, but the Adobe >>> > > Application Manager does the same thing. It downloads to my mac then >>> > > attempts to run, then disappears. >>> > > >>> > > My other Adobe programs like CS6 Illustrator seem to work fine though. >>> > > >>> > > Anyone experience this issue before and know how to resolve? >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *flexmonkey.co.uk <http://flexmonkey.co.uk> | @FlexMonkey >>> <https://twitter.com/FlexMonkey> | +44 (0) 7973 669691* >>>
