[gui error report] Could not move ipfs

[black-snow]

👉️ Please describe what you were doing when this error happened.

Followed this

Specifications

• OS: win32 10.0.19045
• IPFS Desktop Version: 0.35.1
• Electron Version: 19.1.9
• Chrome Version: 102.0.5005.167

Error

Error: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, unlink 'C:\Users\xxx\.ipfs\repo.lock'

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[black-snow]

Actually, it looks like it did move at least some of the files.

[black-snow]

2024-06-09T13:38:45.929Z error: [move repository] error moving from 'C:\Users\xxx.ipfs' to 'E:\ipfs\data.ipfs' EBUSY: resource busy or locked, copyfile 'C:\Users\xxx.ipfs\repo.lock' -> 'E:\ipfs\data.ipfs\repo.lock'

[lidel]

Seems you have a process running, try steps from https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop?tab=readme-ov-file#i-got-a-repolock-error-how-do-i-resolve-this

Usually restarting windows is the only way to get rid of ghost locks.

[black-snow]

@lidel damn, reboot didn't help and now even a fresh reinstall won't come up. It displays the pulsing cube forever. Even after purging it from AppData as well. error.lo is blank, combined has:

2024-06-12T21:27:22.543Z info: [meta] logs can be found on C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\IPFS Desktop
2024-06-12T21:27:22.915Z info: Running migration: >=0.11.0
2024-06-12T21:27:22.938Z info: Running migration: >0.13.2
2024-06-12T21:27:22.978Z info: Running migration: >=0.17.0
2024-06-12T21:27:22.995Z info: Running migration: >=0.20.6
2024-06-12T21:27:23.835Z info: [ctx] getting getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:23.835Z info: [ctx] Could not find property getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:23.915Z info: [ctx] setting startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.916Z info: [ctx] No promise found for startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.916Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.917Z info: [ctx] setting stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.917Z info: [ctx] No promise found for stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.918Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.918Z info: [ctx] setting restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.918Z info: [ctx] No promise found for restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.919Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:23.919Z info: [ctx] setting getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:23.919Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:23.919Z info: [ipfsd] start daemon STARTED
2024-06-12T21:27:24.136Z info: [analytics] init...
2024-06-12T21:27:24.142Z info: [ctx] setting countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.143Z info: [ctx] No promise found for countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.143Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.143Z info: [analytics] init done
2024-06-12T21:27:24.143Z info: [i18n] init...
2024-06-12T21:27:24.144Z info: [i18n] configured language: 
2024-06-12T21:27:24.150Z info: [appMenu] init...
2024-06-12T21:27:24.154Z info: [appMenu] init done...
2024-06-12T21:27:24.155Z info: [webui] init...
2024-06-12T21:27:24.168Z info: [webui] creating window
2024-06-12T21:27:24.187Z info: [ctx] setting webui
2024-06-12T21:27:24.188Z info: [ctx] No promise found for webui
2024-06-12T21:27:24.188Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for webui
2024-06-12T21:27:24.188Z info: [ctx] getting countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.188Z info: [ctx] Found existing property countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.188Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for countlyDeviceId
2024-06-12T21:27:24.189Z info: [ctx] getting stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.190Z info: [ctx] Found existing property stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.190Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.191Z info: [updater] checking for updates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.191Z info: Checking for update
2024-06-12T21:27:24.192Z info: [ctx] setting manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.193Z info: [ctx] No promise found for manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.193Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.193Z info: [tray] starting
2024-06-12T21:27:24.363Z info: [ctx] getting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.363Z info: [ctx] Could not find property launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.363Z info: [ctx] setting tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.363Z info: [ctx] No promise found for tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.363Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.364Z info: [ctx] getting tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.364Z info: [ctx] Found existing property tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.364Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for tray.update-menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.366Z info: [automatic gc] enabled
2024-06-12T21:27:24.367Z info: [pubsub] disabled
2024-06-12T21:27:24.369Z info: [ipns over pubsub] disabled
2024-06-12T21:27:24.402Z info: [ctx] getting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.402Z info: [ctx] Could not find property launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.402Z info: [ctx] getting getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.403Z info: [ctx] Found existing property getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.403Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.458Z info: [ctx] setting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.459Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.459Z info: [ctx] getting getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.459Z info: [ctx] Found existing property getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.459Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for getIpfsd
2024-06-12T21:27:24.460Z info: [ctx] getting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.460Z info: [ctx] Found existing property launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.460Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.460Z info: [ctx] getting splashScreen
2024-06-12T21:27:24.460Z info: [ctx] Could not find property splashScreen
2024-06-12T21:27:24.461Z debug: [tray.update-menu] updating tray menu
2024-06-12T21:27:24.462Z info: [ctx] getting restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.462Z info: [ctx] Found existing property restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.462Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.462Z info: [ctx] getting startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.462Z info: [ctx] Found existing property startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.463Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.463Z info: [ctx] getting stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.463Z info: [ctx] Found existing property stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.463Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:24.463Z info: [ctx] getting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] Found existing property launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] getting manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] Found existing property manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:24.464Z info: [ctx] getting i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:24.465Z info: [ctx] Could not find property i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:24.465Z info: [launch on startup] disabled
2024-06-12T21:27:24.479Z info: [i18n] init done
2024-06-12T21:27:24.480Z info: [ctx] setting i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:24.480Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:24.587Z info: [ctx] setting tray
2024-06-12T21:27:24.587Z info: [ctx] No promise found for tray
2024-06-12T21:27:24.587Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for tray
2024-06-12T21:27:24.587Z info: [tray] started
2024-06-12T21:27:25.643Z info: Generated new staging user ID: 340243c6-ad32-53bd-847b-0da5316f569d
2024-06-12T21:27:25.696Z info: [ctx] setting splashScreen
2024-06-12T21:27:25.696Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for splashScreen
2024-06-12T21:27:25.749Z info: [web ui] waiting for ipfsd to start
2024-06-12T21:27:25.774Z info: [web ui] loading STARTED
2024-06-12T21:27:26.952Z info: [App] startup time - 4.597134400010109 seconds
2024-06-12T21:27:26.953Z info: [web ui] window ready
2024-06-12T21:27:26.954Z info: [web ui] loading FINISHED 1.1794505999088287s
2024-06-12T21:27:27.826Z info: Update for version 0.36.0 is not available (latest version: 0.36.0, downgrade is disallowed).
2024-06-12T21:27:27.827Z info: [updater] update not available
2024-06-12T21:27:27.827Z debug: [tray.update-menu] updating tray menu
2024-06-12T21:27:27.827Z info: [ctx] getting restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.827Z info: [ctx] Found existing property restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for restartIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] getting startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Found existing property startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for startIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] getting stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Found existing property stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for stopIpfs
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] getting launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Found existing property launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for launchWebUI
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] getting manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Found existing property manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:27.828Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for manualCheckForUpdates
2024-06-12T21:27:27.829Z info: [ctx] getting i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:27.829Z info: [ctx] Found existing property i18n.initDone
2024-06-12T21:27:27.829Z info: [ctx] Resolving promise for i18n.initDone

No further progress.

[lidel]

@black-snow This is very odd. No good ideas, but some questions to explore:

• Are you running standalone Kubo daemon in addition to IPFS Desktop?
• Something else on port 8080, 5001, or 4001?
• Did you purge all directories? AppData is only one of them. See full list in https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop/issues/1656#issuecomment-704979096
• From where did you move, to where? Which move type from here did you follow? I suspect some may be outdated info :/

[black-snow]

@lidel

• nope
• nope
• pretty much, yes - some of the dirs mentioned didn't exist for me
• from c: to e: following the desktop variant

I did a complete purge again and grabbed the fresh 0.37.0. It starts up fine again. I'm somewhat hesitant trying to move it again, though :D

Thanks for your reply, btw!

I wondered why the storage location wasn't something to configure via the IPFS config (where I set StorageMax, for example).