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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.

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It looks like it was com.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceData/Saved Application State.appstate – Jason S Jan 30 '11 at 23:18
thanks!......... – Jason S Jan 30 '11 at 23:20
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Go to TextWrangler > Preferences > Application and uncheck the box that says "Reopen documents that were open last quit"enter image description here

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Sorry, 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 S Jan 31 '11 at 15:36
What did work then? I was merely addressing the question asked "Is there a way to run it without opening any files?" – Sable Feb 1 '11 at 16:12
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 '11 at 13:13
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