Blender crash on Open/Save/Import/Export [SOLVED]

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Sorry to post this here too but I’m desperate to get this working as I need to export some cloth sims so would appreciate any help.

I installed Blender 2.83 a few weeks ago. I had some issues saving preferences where as soon as I would close the prefs window Blender would crash. That somehow cured itself and things were ok for a few days.

A few days ago I opened Blender 2.79 portable so I could export some 3ds files. That worked fine.

Following that Blender 2.83 now immediately crashes on opening/saving/importing/exporting and/or closing the prefs window. I can use Blender in a single session but as soon as I try any of the above Blender crashes.

I tried to reinstall, then I uninstalled what I had installed and tried a fresh install of 2.83.2. Still the same.

Finally I tried portable 2.83.2 and still the same.

I have also updated GPU drivers.

Windows 10
6 core i7
48gb RAM
GTX 1070

Pls help me get this sorted.

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Hi.
You should try factory settings just in case the problem is related to some addon or corrupted file. Loading factory settings from Blender, or renaming “2.83” folder for “USER”:
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html

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I tried that several times, deleting the prefs folder, uninstalling and reinstalling Blender, tried portable Blender etc.

One strange thing is that sometimes - when the Preferences window is open - I am able to open/save Blend files and export meshes.

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Installed 2.83.3 but still the same :frowning:

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Hi.
You should report this in developer.blender.org
You create an account there, and then from Blender use the “Help” menu, “Report Bug”, which will redirect you to the site automatically filling in information about your system.

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thanks - have sent a report

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happy to report this is finally solved.

the drawing tablet driver was the issue. updated to latest version and working well so far.

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