TextWrangler has always worked great, but now it's hanging everytime I open it.
I suspect one of the files it's trying to open causes a problem.
Is there a way to run it without opening any files?
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Your TextWrangler preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/ in:
- the file
com.barebones.textwrangler.plist - the files in the directory
com.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceData
I don't know which of the files contains the open documents. Move the files/folder to your desktop and try starting it, then put them back one after another to find the source of your problem.
answered Jan 30, 2011 at 22:52
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It looks like it was com.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceData/Saved Application State.appstate– Jason SJan 30, 2011 at 23:18
You can press and hold the Shift key while launching TextWrangler to suppress all normal startup actions, including reopening files.
answered Jun 28, 2013 at 21:07
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mv ~/Library/TextWrangler/Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate_bkp
This resolved issue for me.
Note that the state id will be different in your m/c
Go to TextWrangler > Preferences > Application and uncheck the box that says "Reopen documents that were open last quit"
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1Sorry, this wouldn't have worked: I couldn't do anything in TextWrangler at all -- it hung immediately upon opening. Also I want it to reopen documents that were open at last quit.– Jason SJan 31, 2011 at 15:36
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What did work then? I was merely addressing the question asked "Is there a way to run it without opening any files?" Feb 1, 2011 at 16:12
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Deleting the preference file responsible for restoring documents on opening worked. @Jason's problem was he couldn't open the editor because of this, so there was no way to get into its preferences dialog.– Daniel Beck ♦Feb 2, 2011 at 13:13