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Can't launch (An error has occurred. See the log file null.) #42204

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@leejy12

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When I try to open DBeaver, it fails and shows this error dialog.

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I installed it from Microsoft Store.

C:\Users\leejy>winget list dbeaver
Name       Id           Version  Source
-----------------------------------------
DBeaver CE 9PNKDR50694P 26.2.1.0 msstore

After inspecting using procmon, I found the log files. They are written to

"C:\Program%20Files\WindowsApps\DBeaverCorp.DBeaverCE_26.2.1.0_x64__1b7tdvn0p0f9y\configuration\<timestamp>.log"

The Program%20Files is not a typo. It actually created C:\Program%20Files directory, instead of going to C:\Program Files

Here is the log content:

!SESSION Thu Sep 24 02:35:50 CDT 2026 ------------------------------------------
!ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.launcher 4 0 2026-09-24 02:35:50.943
!MESSAGE Exception looking for splash.png in JAR file: c:/Program Files/WindowsApps/DBeaverCorp.DBeaverCE_26.2.1.0_x64__1b7tdvn0p0f9y/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.app.standalone_26.2.1.202609211351.jar
!STACK
java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\DBeaverCorp.DBeaverCE_26.2.1.0_x64__1b7tdvn0p0f9y\configuration\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:89)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:103)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:108)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(WindowsFileSystemProvider.java:503)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:647)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:734)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:720)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.extractFromJAR(DBeaverLauncher.java:2982)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.searchForSplash(DBeaverLauncher.java:2920)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.getSplashLocation(DBeaverLauncher.java:2892)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.handleSplash(DBeaverLauncher.java:2831)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.basicRun(DBeaverLauncher.java:727)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.run(DBeaverLauncher.java:1934)

!SESSION 2026-09-24 02:35:50.884 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=25.0.3
java.vendor=Microsoft
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2026-09-24 02:35:51.076
!MESSAGE Error reading configuration: Unable to create lock manager.
!STACK 0
java.io.IOException: Unable to create lock manager.
	at org.eclipse.osgi.storagemanager.StorageManager.open(StorageManager.java:699)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.getChildStorageManager(Storage.java:2290)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.getInfoInputStream(Storage.java:2309)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.<init>(Storage.java:268)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.createStorage(Storage.java:187)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxContainer.<init>(EquinoxContainer.java:107)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.launch.Equinox.<init>(Equinox.java:53)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.launch.Equinox.<init>(Equinox.java:46)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.startup(EclipseStarter.java:369)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:294)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:565)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.invokeFramework(DBeaverLauncher.java:1120)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.basicRun(DBeaverLauncher.java:746)
	at org.jkiss.dbeaver.launcher.DBeaverLauncher.run(DBeaverLauncher.java:1934)

Related issue: #17257

DBeaver Version

Community Edition 26.2.1.0

Operating System

Windows 11 25H2 (OS Build 26200.9550)

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