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MySQL Workbench has encountered a p‌r‌o‌b‌l‌e‌m. MySQL doesn't start Windows 7


I have MySQL workbench installed on my computer and always worked correctly. Now try to run it and do not run. Gives an error:

MySql Workbench has encountered a problem External component has throw an exception.

We are sorry for the inconvenience but an unexpected exception has been raised by one of the MySQL Workbench modules. In order to fix this issue we would kindly ask you to file a bug report. You can do that by pressing the [Report Bug] button below.

Please make sure to include a detailed description of your actions that lead to this problem.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to help us improve MySQL Workbench!

The MySQL Workbench Team

And then the application crashes.


Solution

  • Figured it out. I saved off a "new" .sql file while in Workbench. I exited Workbench. When launched again is when I got the error.

    For some reason I looked at the folder I saved the .sql file in and noticed it was 0kb in size. I deleted this file and re-launched Workbench ... it launched normally.