Hello dear friend(s),
Every time I start my soliworks worm. 2015 it appears to me this image, could you tell me how to correct it, I find on the internet multiple answers I wanted to check what are your solutions.
Hello armchairs
Yes a solidworks session is already open, in case it is stuck in memory, it is possible to go through the Windows task manager to stop the process,
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Since it's systematic, I'll start by going to SolidfworksRX, maintenance tab.
Then, if this persists, delete the "SolidWorks Journal Folder" value in HKCU\Software\Solidworks\Solidworks 2015\Ext References (solution provided by the hotline on the same problem)
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I just renamed the file to Software/Solidworks/Solidworks 2015/Ext References/Solidworks Journal Folder for Solidworks Journal Folder old.
All this modification Solidworks closed when I restart it solidworks create a new Solidworks Journal Folder registry and still the same problem at startup
Hello
Did you create a configuration on another user that you took over on your local workstation
Because we had the problem at home, we had created a basic configuration with user 1
then copied to user 2 and 3, and as the user does not exit, we will also mark this error message
Dear friend,
I don't have two setups, I'm just retired from the field of mechanical design. I just have one job.
Maybe you were talking about something else, if that's the case could you explain to me in more detail please.
Hello
I have already encountered this problem and solved it in 2 different ways because 2 different causes (there are certainly more...).
1 - as @Lynk says, an instance is still running in the background or crashed but not stopped, make sure that SW is closed in the background: crtl+alt+sup -> task manager -> search in the background processes for names reminiscent of SW (sldworks_fs, solidworks...) and make them end the task.
2 - More subtle, does the Windows user have write access to the folder where the log file is located and more generally to the C:? I have encountered this problem once for SW and many times for ERPs. From memory, the basic installations of Win7 and Win10 blocked C: from writing to users and allowed only a few useful folders to write directly to it.
Good luck in resolving your problem.
Hello
I had the same problem with Solidworks 2016. I deleted the "SolidWorks Journal Folder" value in HKCU\Software\Solidworks\Solidworks 2016\Ext References.
In the registry there was also a Solidworks 2010 folder, I also deleted the value "SolidWorks Journal Folder" and after reboot I no longer have the annoying message!
Anyone know if I can delete this Solidworks 2010 folder without fear?
So thank you stefbano.
Hello@fauteux1959
Yes I was talking about the same message,
In fact when you open solidworks you can save the toolbars, configurations, etc of solidworks...
Therefore, if you save your configuration, SOLIDWORKS saves the path to the user folder with which the registration was made
it is also the reference key
And so when you launch solidworks, with another user account (example configure on administrator, taken over on user1),
SolidWorks cannot access the folder, it creates the error saying that it cannot create a log
But since you're the only one used on the post, it must be something else I think
Thank you for your many answers, I think fifounet44's answer, I have a question after the operations I did. I renamed Software\Solidworks\Solidworks 2015\Ext References/SolidWorks Journal Folder to SolidWorks Journal Folder old and deleted the original. After starting solidworks it gives me the same error message I went back to regedit and solidworks created SolidWorks Journal Folder again .
Is it necessary to do a different operation that delete?
For Eriaud's message the 2nd suggestion I think I'll dig a little deeper into this suggestion, How to check that win 2010 has write access to the solidworks journal?
Re, I deleted the value altogether, do you have like me an earlier version of Sldw that would still be in your registry?
when restarting Solid, a new SolidWorks Journal Folder key is recreated in Solidworks 2016\Ext References/ but not in 2010
I'll look at it, I may have an earlier version, good idea
I don't see anything just in the registries other than solidworks 2015 so that's not it
OK, so I deleted from the registry anything other than 2016, and it works!
Look in the SLDW system options for the "file locations", maybe you have paths that lead to folders that no longer exist, especially if you have restored settings from another PC.
Good luck to you.