# Error starting application

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073>\
**Category:** Resolved Reports\
**Tags:** resolved\
**Created:** [December 18, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073 "2016-12-18T20:36:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sheepasaurusrex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sheepasaurusrex/32/24254_2.png) [@sheepasaurusrex](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/sheepasaurusrex)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073/1 "2016-12-18T20:36:22Z")

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**Summary:**

Attempting to launch the game causes this little window to pop up.  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/b/1/b1ec698e9ce225191c10f18b35e8467b938e8a80.png)

**Stonehearth.log:**

[Paste your Stonehearth.log file here. The file is located in the game install directory. Default Steam location is `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stonehearth`]

This may or may not have been caused when I, like an idiot, closed my laptop while stonehearth was in the middle of launching yesterday, and had to force shut down when I opened it a few hours later to find it completely unresponsive. This might not be the cause, but hey, who knows.

**Attachments:**

[crash.dmp](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/uploads/short-url/j9gP1yRQbPzO86zIITGrYkbhW0B.dmp) (196.8 KB)

**Versions and Mods:**

Latest version

Mods:

- debug tools

- daily update tracker

- frostfeast

- unit frame activity mod

- traveler’s store

**System Information:**

Windows 10  
Intel® Core™ i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz  
8 GB RAM  
64-bit

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**Author:** ![sheepasaurusrex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sheepasaurusrex/32/24254_2.png) [@sheepasaurusrex](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/sheepasaurusrex)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073/2 "2016-12-19T01:15:54Z")

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I’m not exactly sure what it is supposed to look like, but my user\_settings.json file is completely empty, unless I’m just opening it wrong.

i would attach it but it will not let me

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**Author:** ![illdred](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/illdred/32/51973_2.png) [@illdred](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/illdred)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073/3 "2016-12-19T01:28:25Z")

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You could try just deleting that file. I believe it is generated. Maybe make a back-up of it first.

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**Author:** ![thelegorebel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/thelegorebel/32/27639_2.png) [@thelegorebel](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/thelegorebel)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073/4 "2016-12-19T01:52:32Z")

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> [@illdred](#):
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> You could try just deleting that file. I believe it is generated.

This. Delete the user\_settings.json. It will be re-created next launch of the game, and you should be good.

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**Author:** ![sheepasaurusrex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sheepasaurusrex/32/24254_2.png) [@sheepasaurusrex](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/sheepasaurusrex)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/error-starting-application/27073/5 "2016-12-19T01:57:56Z")

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that fixed it! thank you so much 😊