BUG - Moving last-used FMOD project makes Studio unable to startup and crashes

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  • Start a new project in FMOD Studio.
  • Save it somewhere like your desktop, name it “TEST”.
  • Go to FMOD Studio menu > Preferences > Interface tab.
  • Change “On Start-up” to "Open most recent project "
  • Restart FMOD Studio.

OBSERVE:
You’ll see a “Error Opening Project” dialog with an “OK” dialog, but NO other option to choose a different project.

Screen Shot 2022-10-28 at 5.15.13 AM

Clicking OK results in a crash.

I sent a crash log from the built-in reporter.

EXPECTED:
I should be given the opportunity to select a different project, or just startup with a blank one.

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Thanks for letting us know about this issue! I’ll add it to our bug tracker.

What version of FMOD Studio does this crash occur in? It doesn’t crash when I try it in version 2.02.10.

In the mean time, you can stop FMOD Studio from trying to open the last-opened project by manually editing its settings file. On MacOs, you’ll want to look in ~/Library/Application Support/FMOD Studio/Settings for a file called “Studio.2.02.00.config” (or possibly “Studio.2.01.00.config,” or “Studio.2.00.00.config,” depending on which version of FMOD Studio you’re using). In this file, look for a property called startupMode, and set its value to 0 (or just delete it). This will cause FMOD Studio to open the Welcome screen when launched, instead of trying to re-open the last opened project.

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@joseph Thanks for the workaround! This isn’t blocking me, but I hope your answer will help someone else.