<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I made some progress on this.</div><div class="">I installed DK on a different machine.</div><div class="">I found the (hidden) digikamrc file in the User//Library/Preferences folder on that machine.</div><div class="">I moved that file to the matching folder on my main machine.</div><div class="">After that, I was able to get past the initial hang. I then quit, deleted the digimarkrc altogether, and was able to start from scratch.</div><div class="">So far so good.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hopefully no more Kernel Panics means no more corrupted files, and smooth sailing with Digicam from here. So far so good.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peter O</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 15, 2022, at 8:27 AM, Peter Orth <<a href="mailto:planetorth@gmail.com" class="">planetorth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First post here. I’m no whiz developer, just a semi-competent user with a 400k image database I’ve been happily using for work for several months.. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Since a forced OS update that was the only cure for a rash of kernel panic general crashes, DigiKam hangs on launch every time.</div><div class="">The app launches, the menu bar displays the name DigiKam, but that’s as far as it goes.</div><div class="">Force quit is the only way out. The crash report calls it a hang..</div><div class="">Previous to the OS update the app ran fine, but the database would get corrupted every time there was a kernel panic and the app was running.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m hoping I can start over from zero with DigiKam. Uninstall and start fresh is my goal at this point.</div><div class="">I have re-downloaded v7.6, and tried also 7.5 and 7.7 - I am still seeing the same behavior, I cannot get the app to run.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am not seeing the “digikamrc” document in User/Library/Preferences any longer, but I do have a backup of that file that I moved and renamed early on in this saga. Is this relevant?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am beyond my limited knowledge, and running out of ideas. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would appreciate any wisdom on how to uninstall/re-install completely, or what file might be missing or corrupted..</div><div class="">Maybe a MacBook Air M1 with 12.3.1 is just not going to work with the current DK?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks in advance. I looked through the archive at <a href="https://forum.kde.org/" class="">https://forum.kde.org/</a> and I apologize if I am asking stupid questions, in breach of protocol, or am otherwise irritating. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Respectfully,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peter O</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>