Flyway Desktop GUI fails to open after installation or update Flyway Desktop GUI fails to open after installation or update

Flyway Desktop GUI fails to open after installation or update

An intermittent error may occur following an installation or upgrade of Flyway Desktop (FWD), where the FWD GUI fails to open.

Due to a third-party component called Electron, this error occurs when its files become invalid and an unhelpful error message is thrown to the effect of Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.

There are number of causes, which may include:

  • Security permissions
  • File corruption of the downloaded installer
  • Files not being released for update

The most reliable way of resolving this problem:

  • Uninstall the current FWD installation and check that the installation folder has been completely removed, which by default is in this path: C:\Program Files\Red Gate\Flyway Desktop
  • Install FWD which will resolve the problem

If the problem persists after reinstalling FWD, please submit a support request..

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