SOLVED | Cannot successfully run FileBot after 4.9.1 update

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CarmineBorland
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SOLVED | Cannot successfully run FileBot after 4.9.1 update

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Issue: Since updating to v4.9.1 for Windows, whenever I attempt to run FileBot, it opens up as a blank window. I can verify that it is open (as a window) when I look at task view, and I can see FileBot running in task manager as well.

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Attempted Troubleshooting:
  • Uninstalled and reinstalled using the official Windows installer available on the Filebot website FileBot_4.9.1_x64.msi
  • Attempted to turn off hardware acceleration, although it no longer appears to be as straightforward as it once was on Win (I am a layman, so any advice is welcomed)
  • Using task view, attempted to 'snap' the FileBot window back to my main display, in case it was lost of screen somehow
  • Updated Java

Thank you for your help, I really have enjoyed using FileBot over the last few years.

-Carmine
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Re: Cannot successfully run FileBot after 4.9.1 update

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What does filebot -script fn:preferences say?

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filebot -script fn:preferences

You could try resettings all remembered window positions like so:

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filebot -clear-prefs
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Re: Cannot successfully run FileBot after 4.9.1 update

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Update: I executed the following;

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filebot -clear-prefs
in command prompt based on @rednoah's suggestion, and that seemed to do the trick. Cheers again mate!
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Re: SOLVED | Cannot successfully run FileBot after 4.9.1 update

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What did filebot -script fn:preferences say though? Otherwise we can't figure out what was wrong in the first place.


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I'm adding this thread to the Hall of Fame since it actually includes all the requested information in the first post! A rare and much appreciated delight! :lol:
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