Pycharm crashes on startup

Question

When I try to startup the Pycharm ( pycharm-professional-4.5.4 version), using Ubuntu 15.10 i get this error message.

Internal error. Please report to https://youtrack.jetbrains.com

java.lang.RuntimeException: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager$StartupAbortedException: Fatal error initializing 'com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.RegistryState' at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:178) at com.intellij.idea.MainImpl$1$1$1.run(MainImpl.java:60) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:759) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:712) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:706) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:77) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:729) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:362) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:192) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEv entsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:117) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:106) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:102) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:94) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:83) Caused by: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager$StartupAbortedException: Fatal error initializing 'com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.RegistryState' at com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager.handleComponentError(PluginManager.java:248) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.PlatformComponentManagerImpl.handleInitComponentError(PlatformComponentManagerImpl.java:39) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:590) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:610) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getLocalInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:245) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponentInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:211) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.createComponent(ComponentManagerImpl.java:125) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.createComponent(ApplicationImpl.java:354) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.a(ComponentManagerImpl.java:116) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.init(ComponentManagerImpl.java:87) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.ApplicationStoreImpl.load(ApplicationStoreImpl.java:101) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.load(ApplicationImpl.java:499) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.load(ApplicationImpl.java:481) at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:170) ... 16 more Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem.getInstance(LocalFileSystem.java:44) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.ApplicationStoreImpl$1.beforeFileBasedStorageCreate(ApplicationStoreImpl.java:85) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.StateStorageManagerImpl.a(StateStorageManagerImpl.java:212) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.StateStorageManagerImpl.a(StateStorageManagerImpl.java:185) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.StateStorageManagerImpl.getStateStorage(StateStorageManagerImpl.java:102) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.ComponentStoreImpl.a(ComponentStoreImpl.java:315) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.ComponentStoreImpl.initComponent(ComponentStoreImpl.java:75) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.initializeComponent(ApplicationImpl.java:177) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:566) ... 27 more Caused by: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager$StartupAbortedException: Fatal error initializing 'com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.ManagingFS' at com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager.handleComponentError(PluginManager.java:248) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.PlatformComponentManagerImpl.handleInitComponentError(PlatformComponentManagerImpl.java:39) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:590) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:610) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getLocalInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:245) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponentInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:211) at org.picocontainer.defaults.BasicComponentParameter.resolveInstance(BasicComponentParameter.java:77) at org.picocontainer.defaults.Compo nentParameter.resolveInstance(ComponentParameter.java:114) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getConstructorArguments(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:257) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter$1.run(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:217) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.java:53) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:248) at com.intellij.util.pico.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:58) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:550) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:610) at com.intell ij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getLocalInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:245) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponentInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:211) at org.picocontainer.defaults.CollectionComponentParameter.getArrayInstance(CollectionComponentParameter.java:268) at org.picocontainer.defaults.CollectionComponentParameter.resolveInstance(CollectionComponentParameter.java:127) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ComponentParameter.resolveInstance(ComponentParameter.java:116) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getConstructorArguments(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:257) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter$1.run(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:217) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.java:53) at org.picocontainer.defaults.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter. java:248) at com.intellij.util.pico.ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjectionComponentAdapter.java:58) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:550) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:610) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getLocalInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:245) at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponentInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:211) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.getComponentFromContainer(ComponentManagerImpl.java:168) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.getComponentFromContainer(ApplicationImpl.java:533) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.getComponent(ComponentManagerImpl.java:199) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.Co mponentManagerImpl.getComponent(ComponentManagerImpl.java:194) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager.getInstance(VirtualFileManager.java:44) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem$LocalFileSystemHolder.(LocalFileSystem.java:40) ... 36 more Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: sun/misc/VM at com.intellij.util.io.PagedFileStorage.(PagedFileStorage.java:58) at com.intellij.util.io.PagedFileStorage$StorageLockContext.(PagedFileStorage.java:779) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.persistent.FSRecords$DbConnection.c(FSRecords.java:243) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.persistent.FSRecords$DbConnection.connect(FSRecords.java:160) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.persistent.FSRecords.connect(FSRecords.java:518) at com.intellij.openapi.vfs.newvfs.persistent.PersistentFSImpl.initComponent(PersistentFSImpl.java:89) at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:568) ... 68 more C aused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sun.misc.VM at com.intellij.util.lang.UrlClassLoader.findClass(UrlClassLoader.java:212) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358) ... 75 more

I tried to delete the .PyCharm40 folder (I even tried to reinstall the Ubuntu), but the Pycharm just asked me the JetBrains account (student account), and after the authorization the pycharm crashing again.

Answer 1

You might want to consider deleting (after taking backup) of ~/.PyCharm* I am assuming here you are using Linux or Mac.

Edit: for people with same problem, turns out it was happening because post author was using beta version of Java.