Pycharm crash on startup
Since updating to the new “unified” PyCharm it is completely unusable on my PC (installation on WSL2 Debian)
First launch seems OK but as soon as I close Pycharm any subsequent attempt to start the program totally freezes
Only way to get it to work again is to completely remove .cache/JetBrains and .config/JetBrains
Only log I got is warnings how to troubleshoot this issue ?
026-01-13 17:46:02,602 [ 990] WARN - c.i.o.u.r.overrides - Conflicting registry key definition for key ide.exceptions.show.interactive: it was defined by plugin com.intellij but redefined by plugin com.intellij. Consider adding overrides="
true" for one of the plugins, see the documentation for com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.RegistryKeyBean.overrides for more details.
2026-01-13 17:46:02,925 [ 1313] WARN - #c.i.o.v.n.p.FSRecords - Records storage [/home/vch/.cache/JetBrains/PyCharm2025.3/caches/records.dat] was in use by process [OwnershipInfo{owner pid: 66457, acquired at: 1768322681950}] which is not exist now (wasn't closed
properly/crashed?) -> re-acquiring forcibly
2026-01-13 17:46:02,939 [ 1327] WARN - #c.i.o.v.n.p.m.c.VFSContentStorageOverMMappedFile - Content map[/home/vch/.cache/JetBrains/PyCharm2025.3/caches/content.dat.hashToId] is empty (or dropped) while content storage is not: re-building map from the storage
2026-01-13 17:46:02,951 [ 1339] WARN - #c.i.o.v.n.p.PersistentFSLoader - [VFS load problem]: VFS wasn't safely shut down: records.wasClosedProperly is false
2026-01-13 17:46:03,051 [ 1439] WARN - #c.i.s.c.i.StationSocketConnectionLoop - Discovery connection failed with NoSuchFileException (/home/vch/tmp/jb.station.sock)
2026-01-13 17:46:03,473 [ 1861] WARN - #c.i.o.e.c.i.EditorColorsManagerImpl - resource not found: colorSchemes/sassDefault.xml
2026-01-13 17:46:03,473 [ 1861] WARN - #c.i.o.e.c.i.EditorColorsManagerImpl - resource not found: colorSchemes/SqlDefault.xml
2026-01-13 17:46:03,490 [ 1878] WARN - #c.i.o.e.c.i.EditorColorsManagerImpl - resource not found: colorSchemes/SqlDarcula.xml
2026-01-13 17:46:03,608 [ 1996] WARN - #c.i.o.v.n.p.PersistentFSLoader - [VFS load problem]: NOT_CLOSED_PROPERLY recovered, no problems remain
2026-01-13 17:46:08,274 [ 6662] WARN - #c.i.o.a.i.ActionUpdater - 4449 ms total to grab EDT 5 times to expand ToolWindowHeader$2#expandGroup@ToolwindowTitle (com.intellij.toolWindow.ToolWindowHeader$2). Use `ActionUpdateThread.BGT`.
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Hi there
Can you please do a full IDE restore to default settings ?
File | Manage IDE Settings | Restore Default Settings ( It is advised to backup the settings before resetting to default)
Also can you try to remove all non bundled plugins and check if the issue persists?
Enabling/Disabling all downloaded plugins can be done from a single setting from Settings | Plugins | gear icon | Disable all downloaded plugins
If the issue persists, would you please create a youtrack case so we can do a closer investigation of the case on our end (and share IDE Logs)
The logs can be provided from Help -> Collect Logs and diagnostics data
Kind regards,
Hi ! Ervis Velika
Thanks for your advice. I don't think a full IDE restore might change anything as I tried several fresh installations.
For now on I rolled back to a previous community version of PyCharm, to put it frankly the “unified” experience has a feel of emergent creeping enshittification (always on bright green free trial button, pop-ups about AI, pop-ups about functionalities requiring an account or pro-subscription, and lack of control on pre-installed bundled plugins / third party plugins requiring additional payment…) that is really off-putting.
I will update on this thread with additional inputs & a youtrack case nonetheless in a few days when I will have a few hours available for another attempt to install the most recent version.
Hi Vchalmel
I still would advise the restore operation as this is a bit different even from a new install/update (unless you remove all the existing PyCharm folders)
As some of the folders/settings are inherited and saved in case of update, only restoring or removing such files and folders makes sure your installation is not affected by any corrupted file/settings.
You can find a list of such folders for each OS here:
https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544519-Directories-used-by-the-IDE-to-store-settings-caches-plugins-and-logs
Also, to make sure there is not any AV affecting the installation if possible please make sure to temporarily disable or exclude PyCharm directories as described here:
https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006298560-Antivirus-Impact-on-Build-Speed
Please let me know
Regards,
Hello again, Ervis Velika
I found the time to attempt an update again and immediately tried the full settings reset
Nope strike that, immediately failed again after any real project edition
Hi Vchalmel
May I ask if you have a youtrack ID or if you could create one ?
I would suggest at this point to move the investigation in youtrack as I would need IDE Logs sharing to investigate this further.
Would it be possible to create a PyCharm ticket in youtrack and we will take it from there.
Please provide if possible in the ticket:
- IDE Logs (The logs can be provided from Help -> Collect Logs and diagnostics data)
- possibly share a minimal project where the issue can be replicated (if it is possible to share, understand if there is confidential data and cannot be shared)
Kind regards,
Yes I created an issue on youtrack, and will follow-up there