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The logfile 'WinDynamicDesktop.exe.log' could not be opened

See original GitHub issue

I got this error on every startup:

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Errors occurred
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The logfile 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\38719TimothyJohnson.WinDynamicDesktop_2.3.0.0_neutral__rfarkse4rn21a\WinDynamicDesktop\WinDynamicDesktop.exe.log' could not be opened:
 Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException: Cannot deserialize the current JSON array (e.g. [1,2,3]) into type 'WinDynamicDesktop.ThemeConfig' because the type requires a JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) to deserialize correctly.

To fix this error either change the JSON to a JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) or change the deserialized type to an array or a type that implements a collection interface (e.g. ICollection, IList) like List<T> that can be deserialized from a JSON array. JsonArrayAttribute can also be added to the type to force it to deserialize from a JSON array.

Path '', line 1, position 1.

   at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.EnsureArrayContract(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateList(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, Object existingValue, String id)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Deserialize(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Boolean checkAdditionalContent)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.DeserializeInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(String value, Type type, JsonSerializerSettings settings)

   at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject[T](String value, JsonSerializerSettings settings)

   at WinDynamicDesktop.JsonConfig.LoadTheme(String name)

   at WinDynamicDesktop.ThemeManager.Initialize()

   at WinDynamicDesktop.AppContext..ctor()

   at WinDynamicDesktop.Program.Main()

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OK   
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Steps to reproduce it

I am not sure, but I recently installed some themes

Log file (if it exists, see here for how to find it)

Log file specified there is located in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps, which is inaccessible by the user.

Windows version (e.g. 7, 10)

Windows 10, October 2018 update

WinDynamicDesktop version (e.g. 2.0.0)

2.3.0.0

Installation source (e.g. installer, Microsoft Store, portable EXE)

Microsoft Store

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Comments:11 (6 by maintainers)

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t1m0thyjcommented, Jan 5, 2019

@tomtoxx Both of these are bugs (changeLockScreen causing the app to crash and log file could not be opened). They will be fixed in the next version of the app which will hopefully be released next week.

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t1m0thyjcommented, Mar 27, 2019

Closing this since the last error reported is different from the original one. I believe it was due to an outdated theme being installed and downloading the latest ones from GitHub should work. If you continue to experience problems, feel free to create a new issue.

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