Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:25 pm
My only suggestion aside from a clean Windows reinstall, is to try a clean Resolve install. Details below:
The following removes ALL user specific Resolve data, including project and config data, to allow a clean Resolve install to solve issues created by corrupt user data.
However, as part of the process, copies are made of the current user data, in case there is project or config data that can later be copied back into the clean install.
Before going through the process, you need to set some File Explorer Options, so you can see hidden files and file extensions:
Open File Explorer Options, and on the View tab, enable "Show hidden files, folders and drives".
Also unselect "Hide extensions for known file types".
Now, uninstall all Resolve related stuff in the Windows Settings - Apps and Features area.
So go to the Windows Settings area, and select Apps & features.
In the Apps & features list are all the apps installed on your system. To uninstall an app, select it, and there will either be an uninstall button, or if you are using Windows 11, you may need to right click the app to access the Uninstall menu.
Uninstall the following, if they exist in the list:
Blackmagic Raw Common Components
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve Control Panels
DaVinci Resolve Keyboards
Anything Fairlight related
Once you've done that, in File Explorer, go to this folder:
C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design
The DaVinci Resolve folder should have been removed when you uninstalled DaVinci Resolve. But if it's still there for some reason, delete it.
Now in File Explorer go to this folder:
C:\Users\Gord\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design
Rename the DaVinci Resolve folder to DaVinci Resolve.orig
Then in File Explorer go to this folder:
C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design
Rename the DaVinci Resolve folder to DaVinci Resolve.orig
This has now removed all the DaVinci Resolve data, including user specific projects and config data.
Now install the current Resolve version, and see if it launches. If not, I don't have any other good suggestions.
Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support