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[BUG] Crash when "enable logging to file" #3634

@Siarhei-Yarkavy

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@Siarhei-Yarkavy

Opened settings, ticked "enable logging to file", pressed OK, got the app crash

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Output from the debug section in the settings dialog

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QOwnNotes Debug Information

General Info

Current Date: Mon Jun 1 14:57:04 2026
Version: 26.6.1
Build date: May 31 2026
Build number: 1344
Platform: windows (windows)
Operating System: Windows 11 Version 25H2
Build architecture: x86_64
Current architecture: x86_64
Release: GitHub Actions
Qt Version (build): 6.10.1
Qt Version (runtime): 6.10.1
Portable mode: no
Settings path / key: \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PBE\QOwnNotes
Application database path: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Roaming\PBE\QOwnNotes\QOwnNotes.sqlite
Application arguments: C:\mnt\d\tools\QOwnNotes\QOwnNotes.exe
Qt Debug: no
System Botan: no
Libgit2: no
QLiteHtml: yes
Locale (system): en_US
Locale (interface): empty
Primary screen resolution: 1280x720
Icon theme: breeze-dark-qownnotes
Notes in current note folder: 8
Calendar items: 0
Enabled scripts: 0
Database drivers: QIBASE, QSQLITE, QMIMER, QOCI, QODBC, QPSQL

Server Info

serverUrl: empty
appIsValid: no
notesPathExists: empty
connectionErrorMessage: empty

Spellchecking

Enabled: true
Selected language: en_US
Language codes: en_US
Language names: American English (United States)
Application dictionaries path: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Roaming\PBE\QOwnNotes\dicts

Note folders

currentNoteFolderId: 3

Note folder default

id: 3
isCurrent: yes
activeTagId: 0
localPath: C:\Users\nk\Notes
remotePath: Notes
cloudConnectionId: 1
isShowSubfolders: yes
isUseGit: no
allowDifferentNoteFileName: no
activeNoteSubFolder name: empty
database file: C:\Users\nk\Notes\notes.sqlite

Cloud connections

Cloud connection Default

id: 1
isCurrent: yes
serverUrl: empty
username: empty
accountId: empty

Enabled scripts

Settings

AboutDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
ActiveNoteHistoryItem (NoteHistoryItem): empty
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkMode (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkModeColors (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkModeIconTheme (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkModeTrayIcon (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/editorColorSchemaKey (QString): EditorColorSchema-cdbf28fc-1ddc-4d13-bb21-6a4043316a2f
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/internalIconTheme (QString): false
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/name (QString): Dark
ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/systemIconTheme (QString): false
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/darkMode (QString): false
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/darkModeColors (QString): false
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/darkModeIconTheme (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/darkModeTrayIcon (QString): false
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/editorColorSchemaKey (QString): EditorColorSchema-21306508-aa91-4ff0-b7d6-4ac71ae86de5
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/internalIconTheme (QString): true
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/name (QString): System
ColorModes/ColorMode-light/systemIconTheme (QString): false
ColorModes/currentId (QString): ColorMode-light
ColorModes/ids (QStringList): ColorMode-light, ColorMode-dark
Debug/fakeOldScriptVersions (QString): false
Debug/fakeOldVersionNumber (QString): false
Debug/fileLogging: empty
Debug/scriptProfilingThreshold (int): 500
DictionaryManagerDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
DictionaryManagerDialog/mainSplitterState (QByteArray): <binary data>
DistractionFreeMode/hideStatusBar (QString): false
DistractionFreeMode/isEnabled (QString): false
DistractionFreeMode/leaveFullScreenOnExit (QString): false
DistractionFreeMode/menuBarGeometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
DistractionFreeMode/menuBarHeight (int): 33
DistractionFreeMode/menuBarVisible (QString): true
DistractionFreeMode/openInFullScreen (QString): true
DistractionFreeMode/statusBarWasVisible (QString): true
DistractionFreeMode/windowState (QByteArray): <binary data>
Editor/CurrentSchemaKey (QString): EditorColorSchema-21306508-aa91-4ff0-b7d6-4ac71ae86de5
Editor/autoBracketClosing (QString): true
Editor/autoBracketRemoval (QString): true
Editor/disableCursorBlinking (QString): false
Editor/editorWidthInDFMOnly (QString): true
Editor/hangingIndent (QString): false
Editor/headingFolding (QString): true
Editor/hideFormattingSyntax (QString): false
Editor/highlightCurrentLine (QString): true
Editor/indentSize (int): 4
Editor/markdownLspArguments (QStringList): empty
Editor/markdownLspCommand (QString): marksman
Editor/markdownLspEnabled (QString): false
Editor/markdownLspVerboseLogging (QString): false
Editor/removeTrailingSpaces (QString): true
Editor/showLineNumbers (QString): false
Editor/showMarkdownImagePreviews (QString): true
Editor/useTabIndent (QString): false
Editor/vimMode (QString): false
Editor/wikiLinkFileNameAutoSelect (QString): false
Editor/wikiLinkSupport (QString): false
FileDialog/LastPath (QString): C:/mnt/d/tools/winMerge
FileDialog/LastPath-ExternalDiffTool (QString): C:/mnt/d/tools/winMerge
LastUpdateCheck (QDateTime): 2026-06-01T14:43:45.923
LayoutDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
LogWidget/criticalLog (QString): true
LogWidget/debugLog (QString): false
LogWidget/fatalLog (QString): true
LogWidget/infoLog (QString): false
LogWidget/scriptingLog (QString): false
LogWidget/statusLog (QString): true
LogWidget/warningLog (QString): true
MainWindow/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
MainWindow/mainToolBar.iconSize (int): 24
MainWindow/menuBarGeometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
MainWindow/noteTextEdit.code.font (QString): Courier New,10,-1,2,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
MainWindow/noteTextEdit.font (QString): Segoe UI,10,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
MainWindow/noteTextView.code.font (QString): Courier New,9,-1,2,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
MainWindow/noteTextView.font (QString): Segoe UI,9,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
MainWindow/noteTextView.ignoreCodeFontSize (QString): true
MainWindow/noteTextView.refreshDebounceTime (int): 600
MainWindow/noteTextView.rtl (QString): false
MainWindow/noteTextView.underline (QString): false
MainWindow/noteTextView.useEditorStyles (QString): true
MainWindow/noteTextView.useInternalExportStyling (QString): true
MainWindow/showNotesFromAllNoteSubFolders (QString): true
MessageBoxOverride/windows-dark-mode (int): 65536
NoteDiffDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
NoteFolder-3/NoteTabNameList (QStringList): ScoreCard, ## 1. Purpose & Scope, Markdown Cheatsheet
NoteFolder-3/NoteTabStickinessList (QStringList): empty
NoteFolder-3/NoteTabSubFolderPathDataList (QStringList): , ,
NoteHistory-3 (QVariantList): <variant list with 28 item(s)>
NoteHistoryCurrentIndex-3 (int): 27
PiwikClientId (QString): <hidden>
SearchEngineId (int): 2
SettingsDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
SettingsDialog/mainSplitterState (QByteArray): <binary data>
ShareDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
ShowSystemTray (QString): true
StartHidden (QString): false
UpdateDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
WelcomeDialog/geometry (QByteArray): <binary data>
acceptAllExternalModifications (QString): false
ai/autocompleteEnabled (QString): false
ai/groq/apiKey (QString): <hidden>
ai/mcpServerEnabled (QString): false
ai/mcpServerPort (int): 22226
ai/mcpServerToken (QString): qtkeychain:c2V0dGluZ3MvYWkvbWNwU2VydmVyVG9rZW4
ai/openai/apiKey (QString): <hidden>
ai/responseTimeout (int): 15
allowEmptyNotes (QString): true
allowNoteEditing (bool): true
allowOnlyOneAppInstance (QString): true
appMetrics/disableAppHeartbeat (QString): true
appMetrics/disableTracking (QString): true
appMetrics/notificationShown (QString): true
autoReadOnlyMode (QString): false
autoReadOnlyModeTimeout (int): 19
automaticNoteFolderDatabaseClosing (QString): false
checkSpelling (bool): true
closeTodoListAfterSave (QString): false
cryptoKey (qlonglong): <hidden>
currentLayout (QString): initial
currentNoteFolderId (int): 3
cursorWidth (int): 1
darkMode (QString): false
darkModeColors (QString): false
darkModeIconTheme (QString): true
darkModeTrayIcon (QString): false
defaultNoteFileExtension (QString): md
demoNotesCreated (QString): true
disableAutomaticUpdateDialog (QString): true
disableSavedSearchesAutoCompletion (QString): false
dockWasInitializedOnce (QString): true
enableNoteChecksumChecks (QString): false
enableNoteTree (QString): false
enableReadOnlyMode (QString): true
enableSocketServer (QString): false
enableWebAppSupport (QString): false
externalDiffToolPath (QString): C:/mnt/d/tools/winMerge/WinMergeU.exe
externalEditorPath (QString): empty
fullyHighlightedBlockquotes (QString): false
gitCommitInterval (int): 30
gitExecutablePath (QString): empty
gitLogCommand (QString): empty
guiFirstRunInit (bool): true
harperBinaryPath (QString): harper-ls
harperCheckDelay (int): 1500
harperDialect (QString): American
harperEnabled (QString): false
harperEnabledLinters (QStringList): SpellCheck, SentenceCapitalization, RepeatedWords, LongSentences, AnA, UnclosedQuotes, CorrectNumberSuffix, Spaces, QuoteSpacing, NoFrenchSpaces, WrongApostrophe
harperTcpAddress (QString): 127.0.0.1
harperTcpPort (int): 4000
harperTransportMode (int): 0
hideIconsInMenus (QString): false
hideTabCloseButton (QString): false
ignoreAllExternalModifications (QString): false
ignoreAllExternalNoteFolderChanges (QString): false
ignoreNoteSubFolders (QString): ^\.
ignoredNoteFiles (QString): empty
imageScaleDown (QString): false
imageScaleDownMaximumHeight (int): 1024
imageScaleDownMaximumWidth (int): 1024
initialLayoutPresetIdentifier (QString): preview-only
insertTimeFormat (QString): empty
interfaceFontSize (int): 11
interfaceLanguage (QString): empty
interfaceScalingFactor (int): 100
interfaceStyle (QString): windows11
internalIconTheme (QString): true
itemHeight (int): 18
languageToolApiKey (QString): empty
languageToolCheckDelay (int): 1500
languageToolEnabled (QString): false
languageToolEnabledCategories (QStringList): TYPOS, GRAMMAR, STYLE, REDUNDANCY, PUNCTUATION, TYPOGRAPHY
languageToolLanguage (QString): auto
languageToolServerUrl (QString): http://localhost:8081
layout-initial/name (QString): Preview only
layout-initial/noteEditIsCentralWidget (bool): false
layout-initial/noteSubFolderDockWidgetVisible (bool): true
layout-initial/windowState (QByteArray): <binary data>
layouts (QStringList): initial
legacyLinking (QString): false
localTrash/autoCleanupDays (int): 30
localTrash/autoCleanupEnabled (QString): true
localTrash/mode (int): 2
localTrash/supportEnabled (QString): true
markdownHighlightingEnabled (QString): true
maxNoteFileSize (int): 1048576
navigationPanelAutoSelect (QString): true
navigationPanelHideSearch (QString): false
networking/ignoreSSLErrors (QString): false
networking/proxyType (int): 2
newNoteAskHeadline (QString): false
noteEditIsCentralWidget (bool): false
noteFileExtensionList (QStringList): md
noteListPreview (QString): false
noteSaveIntervalTime (int): 10
noteSearchPanelOpenCreatedNotesInNewTab (QString): true
noteSubfoldersPanelDisplayAsFullTree (QString): true
noteSubfoldersPanelHideSearch (QString): false
noteSubfoldersPanelOrder (int): 0
noteSubfoldersPanelShowFullPath (QString): false
noteSubfoldersPanelShowNotesRecursively (QString): false
noteSubfoldersPanelShowRootFolderName (QString): true
noteSubfoldersPanelSort (int): 0
noteSubfoldersPanelTabsUnsetAllNotesSelection (QString): false
notesPanelOrder (int): 0
notesPanelSort (int): 1
notesPath (QString): C:/Users/nk/Notes
notifyAllExternalModifications (QString): false
overrideInterfaceFontSize (QString): false
overrideInterfaceScalingFactor (QString): false
ownCloud/supportEnabled (QString): false
ownCloud/todoCalendarBackend (int): 3
ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVPassword (QString): <hidden>
ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVServerUrl (QString): empty
ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVUsername (QString): empty
ownCloud/todoCalendarCloudConnectionId (int): 1
ownCloud/todoCalendarDisplayNameList (QStringList): empty
ownCloud/todoCalendarEnabledList (QStringList): empty
ownCloud/todoCalendarEnabledUrlList (QStringList): empty
ownCloud/todoCalendarUrlList (QStringList): empty
ownCloudInfo/appIsValid (bool): false
ownCloudInfo/connectionErrorMessage (QString): empty
ownCloudInfo/notesPathExistsText (QString): empty
ownCloudInfo/serverVersion (QString): empty
previousLayout (QString): initial
restoreCursorPosition (QString): true
restoreLastNoteAtStartup (QString): true
restoreNoteTabs (QString): true
savedSearches/noteFolder-3 (QStringList): Note 2026-06-01 14h36s21, Note 2026-05-29 16h10s05, Note 2026-05-22 17h27s01, Note 2026-05-19 20h02s58, Note 2026-05-18 12h52s11, Note 2026-05-17 21h01s29, Note 2026-05-15 15h54s17, Note 2026-05-15 12h30s13, Note 2026-05-15 12h30s03, Note 2026-05-15 12h30s00, Note 2026-05-15 12h29s36, Note 2026-05-15 12h27s59, Note 2026-05-15 12h27s46, Note 2026-05-15 12h27s37, Note 2026-05-15 12h27s33, Note 2026-05-15 12h27s30
showMatches (QString): true
showMenuBar (bool): true
showStatusBar (bool): true
showStatusBarNotePath (QString): true
showStatusBarRelativeNotePath (QString): false
spellCheckLanguage (QString): en_US
startInReadOnlyMode (QString): false
systemIconTheme (QString): false
taggingShowNotesRecursively (QString): false
tagsPanelHideNoteCount (QString): false
tagsPanelHideSearch (QString): false
tagsPanelOrder (int): 0
tagsPanelSort (int): 0
todoCalendarSupport (QString): true
toolbar/1/items (QStringList): actionFormat_text_bold, actionFormat_text_italic, actionStrike_out_text, actionInsert_code_block, actionInsert_block_quote
toolbar/1/name (QString): formattingToolbar
toolbar/1/title (QString): formatting toolbar
toolbar/2/items (QStringList): actionInsert_text_link, actionInsert_image, actionInsert_current_time
toolbar/2/name (QString): insertingToolbar
toolbar/2/title (QString): inserting toolbar
toolbar/3/items (QStringList): action_Encrypt_note, actionEdit_encrypted_note, actionDecrypt_note
toolbar/3/name (QString): encryptionToolbar
toolbar/3/title (QString): encryption toolbar
toolbar/4/items (QStringList): actionEnable_AI, actionAiBackendComboBox, actionAiModelComboBox
toolbar/4/name (QString): aiToolbar
toolbar/4/title (QString): AI toolbar
toolbar/5/items (QStringList): actionLayoutComboBox, actionManage_layouts, actionSwitch_to_previous_layout, actionUnlock_panels, , actionFold_all_headings, actionUnfold_all_headings, actionToggle_distraction_free_mode, action_Increase_note_text_size, action_Decrease_note_text_size, action_Reset_note_text_size
toolbar/5/name (QString): windowToolbar
toolbar/5/title (QString): window toolbar
toolbar/6/items (QStringList): action_Quit
toolbar/6/name (QString): quitToolbar
toolbar/6/title (QString): quit toolbar
toolbar/7/items (QStringList): action_Quit
toolbar/7/name (QString): quitToolbar
toolbar/7/title (QString): quit toolbar
toolbar/size (int): 7
useNoteFolderButtons (QString): false
useUNIXNewline (QString): false
webAppClientService/connectionName (QString): qownnotes-nk-lightcastle-s
webAppClientService/serverUrl (QString): wss://app.qownnotes.org
webAppClientService/token (QString): <hidden>
webSocketServerService/bookmarkSuggestionApiEnabled (QString): false
webSocketServerService/bookmarkSuggestionApiPort (int): 22224
webSocketServerService/bookmarkSuggestionApiToken (QString): <hidden>
webSocketServerService/bookmarksNoteName (QString): Bookmarks
webSocketServerService/bookmarksTag (QString): bookmarks
webSocketServerService/commandSnippetsNoteName (QString): Commands
webSocketServerService/commandSnippetsTag (QString): commands
webSocketServerService/port (int): 22222

System environment

****: ::=::\
ALLUSERSPROFILE: C:\ProgramData
APPDATA: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Roaming
CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH: c:\mnt\d\tools\git\bin\bash.exe
CommonProgramFiles: C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86): C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432: C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME: LIGHTCASTLE-S
ComSpec: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
DriverData: C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
EFC_10788_1262719628: 1
EFC_10788_1592913036: 1
EFC_10788_2283032206: 1
EFC_10788_2775293581: 1
EFC_10788_344590478: 1
EFC_10788_3789132940: 1
FPS_BROWSER_APP_PROFILE_STRING: Internet Explorer
FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_STRING: Default
HOMEDRIVE: C:
HOMEPATH: \Users\nk
IGCCSVC_DB: AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAoY6KghoIBk2jRT2GDgwUiwQAAAACAAAAAAAQZgAAAAEAACAAAAC5IEmu374wW1xkx9Ryz3aPoLpBOXfEJ8/DUETrnXsl9wAAAAAOgAAAAAIAACAAAACjWdxr1uTGR3f2uAccbxBMYBsaqKMLwr1NvhxrFzyHcmAAAABMcekcWEIxcQeEhmwsB0vavpLKuxt6jVqFH/Prdey4IvQ3fIbgEJNjBAyUHbwxGU3DOa/Z+TEutZHF/CFBANatCXQq55qdoGloSOfnLv1nKu+1GK+gQ2Gknd/GGgH16AlAAAAASc1nE78IBWkrC3rkPGFL1ETSjLVYMMdev9obY5/R9KvaxyyexKO6ySL43FsmqCo5Y8gSpvzwcnT+itis4nC3OA==
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition: c:\mnt\d\tools\idea\bin;
JAVA_HOME: c:\mnt\d\tools\jdk\ms
KESA_VK_DEVICE_SELECT: 8086:46a6!
LEVEL_ZERO_V1_SDK_PATH: C:\Program Files\LevelZeroSDK\1.21.6\
LOCALAPPDATA: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER: \\LIGHTCASTLE-S
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS: 20
OS: Windows_NT
Path: c:\windows\system32;c:\windows;c:\windows\system32\wbem;c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\;c:\windows\system32\openssh\;c:\program files\dotnet\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 11 Sep 2024 Update (24H2)\PolicyDefinitions\;c:\mnt\d\tools\git\mingw64\bin\;c:\mnt\d\tools\lazygit\;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;c:\mnt\d\tools\jdk\ms\bin\;C:\mnt\d\tools\python;C:\mnt\d\tools\python\Scripts;c:\mnt\d\tools\ffmpeg\;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\;C:\Program Files\GitHub CLI\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 11 Sep 2025 Update (25H2)\PolicyDefinitions\;C:\Users\nk\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\nk\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\nk\.local\bin
PATHEXT: .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
POWERSHELL_DISTRIBUTION_CHANNEL: MSI:Windows 10 Pro
POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER: Intel64 Family 6 Model 154 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL: 6
PROCESSOR_REVISION: 9a03
ProgramData: C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles: C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86): C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432: C:\Program Files
PSModulePath: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
PUBLIC: C:\Users\Public
SESSIONNAME: Console
SystemDrive: C:
SystemRoot: C:\WINDOWS
TEMP: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP: C:\Users\nk\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN: LIGHTCASTLE-S
USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE: LIGHTCASTLE-S
USERNAME: nk
USERPROFILE: C:\Users\nk
VK32_PATH: c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_92899f2b73e871b4\igvk32.json
VK64_PATH: c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_92899f2b73e871b4\igvk64.json
VK_DRIVER_FILES: c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_92899f2b73e871b4\igvk64.json
windir: C:\WINDOWS
ZES_ENABLE_SYSMAN: 1

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QOwnNotes.exe.21108.dmp

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