# Joplin closes after a few seconds

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [14 October 2025 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560 "2025-10-14T19:37:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![cochabambinito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cochabambinito/32/27001_2.png) [@cochabambinito](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cochabambinito)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/1 "2025-10-14T19:37:28Z")

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### Operating system

Windows

### Joplin version

3.4.12

### Desktop version info

3.4.12

### Sync target

Dropbox

### Editor

Rich Text Editor

### What issue do you have?

Joplin closes after a few seconds, no error messages,nothing. It just closes

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**Author:** ![horvat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/97f17d/32.png) [@horvat](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/horvat)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 19:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/2 "2025-10-14T19:49:54Z")

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Can you post error messages from logfile? You’ll find it in your home directory as .config/joplin-desktop/log.txt

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**Author:** ![cochabambinito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cochabambinito/32/27001_2.png) [@cochabambinito](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cochabambinito)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/3 "2025-10-14T20:13:38Z")

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I don’t have that path in Windows..

 ![joplin](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/5/6/564243e164e63aa7d7e70db45a19cf7c68863763.png)

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**Author:** ![Didi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Didi](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Didi)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/4 "2025-10-14T20:18:47Z")

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I have the same issue. Win 11. Windows event log shows an entry every time Joplin window closes

 ![20251014_Win11_Event_MS windows security auditing_1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/6/3/63f5056a7e5656fdc8b07bd5ae2c51241166ef6a.png)

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**Author:** ![Didi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Didi](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Didi)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/5 "2025-10-14T20:21:24Z")

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Which error messages from the log file do you need Horvat?

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**Author:** ![bwat47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/bwat47/32/25073_2.png) [@bwat47](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bwat47)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/6 "2025-10-14T20:23:30Z")

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it will be under `C:\Users\YOUR-WINDOWS-USER\.config\joplin-desktop`

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**Author:** ![Didi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Didi](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Didi)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/7 "2025-10-14T20:23:47Z")

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I habe Joplin-desktop 3.4.12 installed.

 ![20251014_System-Info_2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/c/9/c97bb95098fc227f3da054ba36fd00ed7d9df2cb.png)

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**Author:** ![bwat47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/bwat47/32/25073_2.png) [@bwat47](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bwat47)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/8 "2025-10-14T20:24:56Z")

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based on one of the comments in this issue, you might try updating to the 3.5.4 pre-release:

> <https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/13430>
>
> \### Operating system
> 
> Windows
> 
> \### Joplin version
> 
> 3.4.12 (prod, win32)
> 
> \### Des…ktop version info
> 
> Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, win32)
> 
> Device: win32, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics         
> Client ID: ec934152e8ab441e8d1466e69798f9ff
> Sync Version: 3
> Profile Version: 48
> Keychain Supported: Yes
> Alternative instance ID: -
> 
> Revision: e9a9f68
> 
> Backup: 1.4.3
> Search & Replace: 2.2.0
> 
> \### Current behaviour
> 
> 1. I open Joplin
> 2.
> a. I don't do anything
> b. I find and start editing a note
> c. I go to some folder to look at the notes there
> 3. Approx. 35 seconds pass since opening Joplin
> 4. Joplin closes / ab-ends
> 5. Repetitions of 1-4 have the same results.
> 6. I basically am not able to use this version of Joplin until this issue is resolved.
> 
> \### Expected behaviour
> 
> Joplin should stay open!
> 
> \### Logs
> 
> I set up the debugging, but the error is about Joplin simply closing, so isn't most of the debugging info then lost? I did manage to capture the following error from the console before Joplin closed:
> 
> Logger.ts:317 14:07:06: AutoUpdaterService: Cannot download differentially, fallback to full download: HttpError: 501 
> Headers: {
> "accept-ranges": "bytes",
> "content-disposition": "attachment; filename=Joplin-Setup-3.5.4.exe",
> "content-length": "462",
> "content-type": "application/octet-stream",
> "date": "Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:07:07 GMT",
> "retry-after": "0",
> "server": "Varnish",
> "via": "1.1 varnish",
> "x-cache": "MISS",
> "x-cache-hits": "0",
> "x-served-by": "cache-vie6331-VIE",
> "x-timer": "S1760270827.024876,VS0,VE0"
> }
> at createHttpError (C:\\Users\\Marian\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Joplin\\resources\\app.asar\\main.bundle.js:33:1874)
> at checkIsRangesSupported (C:\\Users\\Marian\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Joplin\\resources\\app.asar\\main.bundle.js:87:5265)
> at ClientRequest.\<anonymous\> (C:\\Users\\Marian\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Joplin\\resources\\app.asar\\main.bundle.js:87:4696)
> at ClientRequest.emit (node:events:530:35)
> at ClientRequest.emit (node:domain:489:12)
> at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.\<anonymous\> (node:electron/js2c/browser\_init:2:123258)
> at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.emit (node:events:518:28)
> at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.emit (node:domain:489:12)
> log @ Logger.ts:317
> error @ Logger.ts:147
> apply @ main-html.bundle.js.map:1
> (anonymous) @ main-html.bundle.js.map:1
> (anonymous) @ main-html.bundle.js.map:1
> emit @ node:events:518
> onMessage @ node:electron/js2c/renderer\_init:2

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**Author:** ![cochabambinito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cochabambinito/32/27001_2.png) [@cochabambinito](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cochabambinito)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:39 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/9 "2025-10-14T20:39:04Z")

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Could anyone find a download for that 3.5.4 version?

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/10 "2025-10-14T20:55:24Z")

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This is a pre-release that you can get from here:

> **[Release v3.5.4 · laurent22/joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v3.5.4)**
>
> New: Add support for mixed case tags (#12931 by @mrjo118)
> New: Add write() method to Plugin Clipboard API (#13348 by @bwat47)
> Improved: Accessibility: Disable sync icon animation when reduce motion...

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2025 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/11 "2025-10-17T08:05:50Z")

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@cochabambinito, was that the first time you installed Joplin? Or was that an upgrade? And does it work with 3.5?

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**Author:** ![pjsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@pjsmith](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/pjsmith)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2025 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/12 "2025-10-21T11:28:22Z")

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I may have the same error, but I know what it is, and have a workaround if so, here [Joplin crashes shortly after launch](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-crashes-shortly-after-launch/47629)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [20 November 2025 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-closes-after-a-few-seconds/47560/13 "2025-11-20T11:29:20Z")

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