[Bug] 1.35.2 Stuck at "Creating Directories..."

[mikeswanson]

Operating System

Windows

What's the issue you encountered?

I just downloaded and installed imhex-1.35.2-Windows-x86_64.msi on Windows 11. When I try to launch the app, it never makes it past the "Creating Directories..." phase of the start-up window.

How can the issue be reproduced?

1. Download imhex-1.35.2-Windows-x86_64.msi.
2. Start the app.

ImHex Version

1.35.2

ImHex Build Type

• Nightly or built from sources

Installation type

imhex-1.35.2-Windows-x86_64.msi

Additional context?

No response

[WerWolv]

Why is it so hard to get this right 😢

[WerWolv]

Could you please check the latest nightly build once github finished building it? That should hopefully correct it.
Here's the link: https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex/actions/runs/9726353753

[WerWolv]

Actual download link: https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex/actions/runs/9726353753/artifacts/1651649221
I tested it on Windows 11, macOS 15 and Ubuntu 24.04 now and it seems to work on all of them. I really hope that fixes it

[arek-kwapis]

Actual download link: https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex/actions/runs/9726353753/artifacts/1651649221 I tested it on Windows 11, macOS 15 and Ubuntu 24.04 now and it seems to work on all of them. I really hope that fixes it

I was experiencing the exact same issue, can confirm this build has resolved the issue for me and ImHex has successfully started up. Windows 11 23H2, clean install of ImHex using the build linked in reply.

[WerWolv]

Awesome thanks a lot. I'll release yet another version with this fix then

[arek-kwapis]

Additional info:

This seems to only affect normal install, portable works without issue. Installing the aforementioned build on top of affected install also does fix the issue.

Attached is the output of both with verbose arg passed

[mikeswanson]

Just adding that the linked-to build also fixed it for me. Thank you for the quick response!