MacOS app crash on launch

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M2 MBP, MacOS 15.2, Newsblur 13.1.7

I have used the NB Mac app before, deleted it and now reinstalled after a while. When I launch the app, a window appears to be drawn and the app crashes immediately without message.

Any ideas on this?

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@Dejal can we use the latest TestFlight build to capture this crash more easily?

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One thing you could try is to delete the app data, as it may be damaged.

Paste each of these paths into the Finder’s Go ▸ Go to Folder… menu command to reveal them, then move them to the Trash:

  • /Users/dejal/Library/Containers/869A6A7B-0CF6-4A88-9B7D-63F13A17D7C4
  • /Users/dejal/Library/Group Containers/group.com.newsblur.NewsBlur-Group

Try opening NewsBlur after that, and see if it still crashes.

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Yeah, I’d love to know if that fixes it, because there might be other users who have the same issue and I’d like to know if this is the cause.

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That fixed it. Upon launch, after deleting both ~/Library/Containers/Newsblur and ~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.newsblur.NewsBlur-Group, I see the login screen.

I kinda got the vibe that it was a corrupt preference (or something similar), but didn’t know where to look.

p.s. long time subscriber here… definitely appreciate your time and efforts making and maintaining NB. :slight_smile:

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I have the same issue, but this solution did not resolve it for me. The Mac app launches and immediately closes. I could not find any errors in the console logs.

I do not see ~/Library/Containers/869A6A7B-0CF6-4A88-9B7D-63F13A17D7C4 on my system. I’m not sure if there’s a new folder with a new GUID

I removed these two folders:

  • ~/Library/Containers/NewsBlur
  • ~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.newsblur.NewsBlur-Group

The app had been running fine until a month or so ago. I since updated to MacOS 26 and see the same issue.

Is there anything else I can try?