mysqld: Can't change dir to data. Server doesn't start

Question

I installed a MySQL server with installer and it started. After reboot I tried to start it again and get the error:

D:\\Program Files\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.         


        

Answer 1

First run

mysqld -u root --initialize-insecure 

It will create data folder with root as user without password. Then run

mysqld.exe -u root --console