textwrangler: how can I run without opening files?

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TextWrangler has always worked great, but now it's hanging everytime I open it.

I suspect one of the files it's trying to open causes a problem.

Is there a way to run it without opening any files?

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 28 '13 at 21:42

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You can press and hold the Shift key while launching TextWrangler to suppress all normal startup actions, including reopening files.

edited Jun 28 '13 at 21:42

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answered Jun 28 '13 at 21:07

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '11 at 22:52

Your TextWrangler preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/ in:

the file com.barebones.textwrangler.plist
the files in the directory com.barebones.textwrangler.PreferenceData

I don't know which of the files contains the open documents. Move the files/folder to your desktop and try starting it, then put them back one after another to find the source of your problem.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 02 '14 at 09:12

mv ~/Library/TextWrangler/Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate Saved Application State-023BCD4D-6979-5237-893B-7DE068E1516A.appstate_bkp

This resolved issue for me.

Note that the state id will be different in your m/c

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 31 '11 at 07:56

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Go to TextWrangler > Preferences > Application and uncheck the box that says "Reopen documents that were open last quit" enter image description here

answered Jan 31 '11 at 07:56

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