Can’t manipulate the Defold folder after open the .exe
I tried to reproduce, but I can’t. The .exe simply does nothing.
Anything in the logs?
Log:
2025-06-29 07:31:30.794 172 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @44ff17d3'
2025-06-29 07:31:36.928 132 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @1c6ba540'
2025-06-29 07:31:38.045 1249 [Thread-6] INFO com.defold.libs.ResourceUnpacker - not deleting old unpack dirs from C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp as it is not in system support path C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Defold
2025-06-29 07:31:38.460 1664 [Thread-6] INFO com.defold.libs.ResourceUnpacker - defold.unpack.path=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\defold-unpack6176145605933234485
2025-06-29 07:31:40.352 3556 [Thread-6] ERROR com.defold.editor.Start - failed to extract native libs
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: clojure/java/classpath$filenames_in_jar
at clojure.tools.namespace.find$sources_in_jar.invokeStatic(find.clj:116)
at clojure.tools.namespace.find$find_ns_decls_in_jarfile.invokeStatic(find.clj:147)
at clojure.tools.namespace.find$find_ns_decls$fn__79027.invoke(find.clj:189)
at clojure.core$map$fn__5954.invoke(core.clj:2770)
at clojure.lang.LazySeq.force(LazySeq.java:50)
at clojure.lang.LazySeq.realize(LazySeq.java:89)
at clojure.lang.LazySeq.seq(LazySeq.java:106)
at clojure.lang.RT.seq(RT.java:555)
at clojure.core$seq__5486.invokeStatic(core.clj:139)
at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:662)
at clojure.core$mapcat.invokeStatic(core.clj:2800)
at clojure.tools.namespace.find$find_ns_decls.invokeStatic(find.clj:174)
at clojure.tools.namespace.find$find_ns_decls.invokeStatic(find.clj:174)
at editor.ns_batch_builder$make_namespace_deps_graph.invokeStatic(ns_batch_builder.clj:34)
at editor.ns_batch_builder$spit_batches.invokeStatic(ns_batch_builder.clj:60)
at editor.debug$init_debug.invokeStatic(debug.clj:101)
at editor.debug$init_debug.invoke(debug.clj:101)
at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:382)
at org.projectodd.shimdandy.impl.ClojureRuntimeShimImpl.invoke(ClojureRuntimeShimImpl.java:94)
at org.projectodd.shimdandy.impl.ClojureRuntimeShimImpl.invoke(ClojureRuntimeShimImpl.java:87)
at com.defold.editor.EditorApplication.<init>(EditorApplication.java:30)
at com.defold.editor.Start.lambda$kickLoading$2(Start.java:68)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1447)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: clojure.java.classpath$filenames_in_jar
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:580)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:490)
... 23 common frames omitted
2025-06-29 07:36:28.315 156 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @44ff17d3'
2025-06-29 07:36:33.264 131 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @40cf1ccf'
2025-06-29 07:38:52.178 170 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @44ff17d3'
2025-06-29 07:42:30.687 164 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 07:43:44.205 138 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 07:43:48.041 137 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @444c3a61'
2025-06-29 08:12:57.629 141 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @444c3a61'
2025-06-29 08:13:45.331 140 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @444c3a61'
2025-06-29 08:18:18.869 171 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @53c24782'
2025-06-29 08:18:27.619 143 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @53c24782'
2025-06-29 10:51:47.760 201 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @73e5decb'
2025-06-29 10:51:58.530 172 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @54cbc48f'
2025-06-29 11:05:44.638 306 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 14:06:13.602 178 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @2ca2376b'
2025-06-29 14:06:43.516 202 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 14:07:02.772 195 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @54cbc48f'
2025-06-29 14:07:05.770 209 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 14:29:32.061 213 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 14:30:52.834 205 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @5a71f038'
2025-06-29 14:32:55.111 157 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @54cbc48f'
2025-06-29 14:34:38.144 174 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @54cbc48f'
2025-06-29 15:08:33.806 205 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module @442f5108'
Terminal:java -version ✓ ╱ 07:47:06
java version “24.0.1” 2025-04-15
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 24.0.1+9-30)
Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0.1+9-30, mixed mode, sharing)
Here we go. The editor fails to unpack files. @vlaaad ideas?
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The exception in the log is a bit unrelated to the other issue in the startup process. The exception happens because there is no necessary Java system property for the app to think that it’s not in dev mode, and it tries to analyze the source code. @NewDefoldUser, could it be that at one point you tried to launch the jar instead of the exe? It would explain the exception. Unfortunately, it does not help with the actual issue that the app does not start. There are many harmless warnings about unsupported JavaFX configuration that appear on start, and then nothing, not even resource unpacking… Could it be that you put Defold into the Program Files dir, maybe?
@vlaaad Yes, I tried .jar after many tries with .exe.
About the path, I tried E:\Defold, C:\Defold, C:\Users\Defold, C:\Users\user\Defold, and C:\Users\user\Documents\Defold. Also tried AppData\Local and AppData\Roaming.
Could it be that you put Defold into the Program Files dir, maybe? I didn’t try.
Todays log from E:\Defold using .exe:
2025-06-30 19:11:10.175 258 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from ‘unnamed module @442f5108’
Is there anything I can do to help find the source of the problem?
Start by deleting the folder where you unpacked the Defold archive (ie with the Defold.exe etc) and also delete any C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\defold-unpackxyz folder. Then unpack the Defold zip again into for instance your user’s Documents or Desktop folder.
I did what was asked and I unpacked inside the Desktop.
Log:
2025-07-01 21:39:09.961 227 [JavaFX-Launcher] WARN javafx - Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from ‘unnamed module @73a7241c’
And that is the only entry in the entire log?
Yes
Perhaps you can check with ProcMon if there are any files that won’t load/open properly during startup.
It’s hard for us to guess, so we need more info/ideas with your help.
Do I need to search just for dmengine?
No, dmengine is the Defold engine runtime. You should look for Defold.exe (which is the editor that you are trying to start). Possibly also for Java.exe or similar.
For me editor is named in task as;
That’s not a zip file, that’s a rar file.
Please upload a .zip format instead.