Could not get the settings folder

[AllienL]

java.lang.hullPointerException: Canot invoke "procesing, ap.platfom.Defaultplatform.getSettingsFolder()"because "processing ap.platform.inst" is mullat processing.app.Platform.getSettingsFolder(Platform. java:132)at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFolder(Base.java:2231)at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFile(Base. java:2264)
at processing.app.Language.(Language.java:38)at processing.app.ui.Toolkit.getMonoFont(Toolkit. java:1256)at processing.app.ui.Toolkit.getMonoFontName(Toolkit. java:1239)at processing.app.ui.Toolkit.formatMessage(Toolkit.java:1386)at processing.app.Messages$Companion.showTrace(Messages.kt:137)
at processing.app.Messages.showTrace(Messages.kt)
at processing.app.Base.lambda$main$0(Base. java:158)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl (Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknow Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
at java. base/java. security, ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl. doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent (Unknow Source)
at java.desktop/java. awt.EventDispatchThread. pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java. desktop/java. awt.EventDispatchThread. pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java. desktop/java. awt.EventDispatchThread. pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread. pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread. pumpEvents (Unknown Source)at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

[AllienL]

I’m unsure why this problem persists. Despite updating Java and reinstalling PDE several times, the issue remains. Could you please assist me? I’d greatly appreciate it.

[SableRaf]

Thanks for reporting this, @AllienL. To help us understand what’s going wrong, could you share a bit more detail?

• Which version of Processing are you using?

• Did you download it from the official website, or are you trying to build it yourself?

• What steps did you take before the error appeared? Does it appear simply when you open Processing for the first time?

• What operating system are you on (Windows, macOS, Linux) and version?

No worries if you’re not sure about all of these. Just share what you can, and we’ll do our best to help!

PS: Some parts of the error log look like they have small typos. Is it possible it was written down manually or transcribed from a screenshot? If so, getting the original version could help us debug more accurately.