Eclipse will not start and I haven't changed anything

Question

I haven\'t updated anything for at least a month. I was just working normally and suddenly the menus were all blank, so I decided to restart eclipse. I clicked \"close\" an

Answer 1

This works like champ on mac os or windows.

Remove workbench.xmi located at workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench/workbench.xmi. Then start your Eclipse or ADT. This will not erase your workspace or repository.

Remove workbench.xmi cmd:

rm workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench/workbench.xmi.

Answer 2

I have same problem but I solve it by adding environment variable (Run --> Run Configuration --> Environment variable ) as

variable : java_ipv6
value : -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true

Answer 3

Ok so i figured it out. Go to yourWorkspace/.metadata/.plugins and delete everything in there. Eclipse will start and repopulate the folder.

Answer 4

Read my answer if recently you have been using a VPN connection.

Today I had the same exact issue and learned how to fix it without removing any plugins. So I thought maybe I would share my own experience.

My issue definitely had something to do with Spring Framework

I was using a VPN connection over my internet connection. Once I disconnected my VPN, everything instantly turned right.

Answer 5

I used eclipse -clean -clearPersistedState and that worked for me. You will lose your window layout configuration, but that seems minor to me.

For Linux systems try: ./eclipse -clean -clearPersistedState

See Eclipse JUNO doesn't start

Answer 6

I tried several of the options posted in this article, but it worked for me using this option in eclipse.ini:

-Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.DefaultType=mozilla