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New install on machine resulting in “Javascript Error in main process”

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  • February 23, 2022 at 12:12 pm #6960
    Avatar photo[anonymous]

    I decided to do a clean install of publii after experiencing various problems. I was successfully able to install it on a different machine so went back to my original one. I’m running Windows 10, 64 bit version.

    I uninstalled and erased files/folders from:

    • my documents folder
    • C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local
    • C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Roaming

    then did a search for any files including “publii” and erased those as well.

    Restarted machine.

    Downloaded Publii-0.38.3.exe and installed. Got the following error:

    A JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught E\ception:
Error: UNKNOWN: unknown error, stat
'\\redbeemedia.net\ukuserdata\Home.WCS\clarkcH\Personal\Publii\themes\simple1 at statSync (fs.js:1020:3)
at Object.e.statSync (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:4264) at Object.statSync
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:34) at getStatsSync
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:21) at Object.checkPathsSync
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:33) at copyDirltem
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:29)
at
C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\fs...:39 at Array.forEach (<anonymous>) at copyDir
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:23) at onDir
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:10) at getStats
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:37) at startCopy
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:10) at handleFilterAndCopy
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:10) at Object.copySync
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\node_modules\...:10) at App.checkDirs
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\back-end\app.js:94:... at new App
(C:\Users\clarkc11\AppData\Local\Programs\Publii\resources\app.asar\back-end\app.js:60:...

    I’ve checked other threads and things that have not worked are:

    • unticking option to create desktop shortcut on install (option does not exist)
    • uninstall/reinstall as above

    I’ve tried several times and it seems to always dislike something about the theme???

    Please help.

    C.

    February 23, 2022 at 1:23 pm #6961
    Avatar photo[anonymous]

    I’ve managed to get it to install without a javascript error by running the installation whilst connected to my work network. Now I can’t restore my sites. I have the back up file in the backup directory, backup directory path is set in the app settings, I go to tools, back up, click restore and nothing happens. The restore button is greyed out and there’s a swirling circle in the top right as if something is happening, but that’s how it stays. My site is only 8MB so it normally only takes a few seconds. Now it’s been over ten minutes. Other actions are still firing javascript errors.

    Help, please!

    February 23, 2022 at 2:52 pm #6962
    Avatar photoBob

    Unzip the backup file e.g. MY_SITE-02-18-2022-14-25-41.zip and move the MY_SITE folder to the following location: ‎⁨(Documents ▸ ⁨Publii⁩ ▸ ⁨sites⁩ ▸ ⁨YOUR_SITE ▸ ⁨input⁩ ▸ ⁨themes⁩ ▸ ⁨YOUR_THEME)

    Run the app. I hope it will help.

    February 24, 2022 at 9:55 am #6969
    Avatar photo[anonymous]

    Thanks, Bob.

    The back up file is a .tar – when I unzip it, I end up with a file folder named exactly as the original tar file.

    When I try to move the file folder to the folder you suggest, there is no input folder. The YOUR SITE folder is empty.

    Am I doing something wrong?

    February 24, 2022 at 10:05 am #6970
    Avatar photoBob
    [anonymous] wrote:

    when I unzip it, I end up with a file folder named exactly as the original tar file

    Rename the unzipped folder, truncating anything that is not your site’s name, for example, the my_site-02-18-2022-14-25-41 folder to my_site .

    Now copy this folder to the following location:  Documents ▸ ⁨Publii⁩ ▸ ⁨sites⁩
    Run the app.

    PS: my fault, I showed you the wrong path in the reply above (I used a canned reply :))

    February 24, 2022 at 2:47 pm #6971
    Avatar photo[anonymous]

    Thanks, Bob. I think we’re getting there! I’ve managed to restore the first site without Javascript errors.

    One problem persists – when I click preview changes, I get an error:

    <hr />

    Rendering process failed
    An error occurred during rendering process:

    EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir ‘\\redbeemedia.net\ukuserdata\Home_WC$\clarkc11\Personal\Publii\sites\vault-help-external\preview\tags\re-open’

    <hr />

    And when the preview opens, the content is not properly rendered.

    The published version displays just fine.