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Dolphin always freezes on subsequent startups

Emulator Issues #14039: Dolphin always freezes on subsequent startups

Added by Honestpuppy478 15 days ago. Updated 14 days ago.

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Priority:
Normal
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Issue type:
Bug
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Regression:
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Relates to usability:
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Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
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Description

Game Name?

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Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Info tab)

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MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Verify tab, Verify Integrity button)

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What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

[Description here]
Every time I start Dolphin Emulator it freezes when I start it back up I have tried everything to fix it

What steps will reproduce the problem?

[Reproduction steps here]

  1. Add portable.txt
  2. Open Dolphin
  3. Close Dolphin
  4. Not responding
    Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

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Is the issue present in the latest release? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest release.

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Version number 2603a
If the issue isn't present in the latest release, which is the first broken version? (You can find the first broken version by bisecting. Windows users can use the tool https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-green-notice-development-thread-unofficial-dolphin-bisection-tool-for-finding-broken-builds and anyone who is building Dolphin on their own can use git bisect.)

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If your issue is a graphical issue, please attach screenshots and record a three frame fifolog of the issue if possible. Screenshots showing what it is supposed to look like from either console or older builds of Dolphin will help too. For more information on how to use the fifoplayer, please check here: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=FifoPlayer

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What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

[PC specs here]
CPU: 13th Gen Intel (R) Core (TM) i7 - 13700KF
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8 GB)
OS: Windows 10 Home Desktop

Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)

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Dolphin Error.PNG (5.17 KB) Dolphin Error.PNG Honestpuppy478, 04/28/2026 12:44 PM

Updated by Billiard26 15 days ago Actions #1

Your reproduction steps make it sound like Dolphin is not responding only after trying to close it?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 15 days ago Actions #2

No it doesn't respond when I reopen it

Updated by Billiard26 15 days ago Actions #3

Which specific version number of Windows 10 are you running?

Have you tried reinstalling/repairing the MSVC++ redistributable? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

Updated by Honestpuppy478 15 days ago Actions #4

Version 10.0.19045 build 19045

And yes I tried that but I got the same result

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #5

are you still here?

Updated by Billiard26 14 days ago Actions #6

If you delete the User folder that portable.txt causes to be created, does that allow Dolphin to launch again without freezing?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #7

User folder?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #8

when I add portable.txt to dolphin-x64 it launches normally but when i launch it again it freezes

Updated by Billiard26 14 days ago Actions #9

Yes. When you create a portable.txt Dolphin will create a User folder next to it (to place all the user data).

If you delete that User folder, does Dolphin launch normally again?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #10

I'll try it now

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #11

nope froze on startup

Updated by Billiard26 14 days ago Actions #12

"freezes on subsequent startups" implies that you're consistently able to launch dolphin a first time?

What are you doing to make it work at least one time?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #13

By adding portable.txt to the folder

Updated by Billiard26 14 days ago Actions #14

You said it freezes with subsequent startups even with a portable.txt ?

How are you making Dolphin not freeze again after you've made it freeze ?

Updated by Honestpuppy478 14 days ago Actions #15

By deleting and reinstalling dolphin every time this happens and also add g portable.txt

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