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Fences not starting because Explorer was not closed properly

September 15, 2022 12:03:23 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I think there was Win 10 update and then Fences would not start "because Explorer was not closed properly" and Fences are disabled. I cannot enable them.

 

I tied uninstalling, reinstalling, but uninstall fails because of this and I cannot delete the file manually:

 

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Reply #1 September 15, 2022 12:13:03 AM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try purge and reinstall steps as mentioned here: [Link]. Just make sure to redownload the latest version from your account page. Reboot after the purge. Reinstall and reboot again after the installation. Retest and report back here.

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Reply #2 September 15, 2022 1:07:45 PM
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Thank you. This seems to have worked. Fences installed and I could quickly create one fence, will see how it goes. Of course, all of my previous Fence configuration work is lost. Is there a way to save and have a backup copy of Fence config file, so if this happens again, I can retrieve my configuration easily, instead of redoing everything?

 

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Reply #3 September 15, 2022 9:25:00 PM
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For backing up Fences layout snapshot you can use this guide: Fences Support FAQ » Forum Post by Island Dog (stardock.com) 

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Reply #4 September 17, 2022 1:27:13 AM
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Unfortunately, I lost my current layout, as restore snapshot does not work...Ugh!

All over again...

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Reply #5 September 17, 2022 1:29:50 AM
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And now, I am back to square one, the exact same problem as it happened initially, need to redo everything again :

 

 

UGH!!!!!!

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Reply #6 September 17, 2022 2:50:39 AM
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I believe it is best to move on to Fences 4 if you still on Fences 3.

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Reply #7 September 17, 2022 3:28:21 AM
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Is there a discount for updating and not buying from scratch>

 

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Reply #8 September 17, 2022 6:17:27 AM
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Yes, there is, you can refer to screenshot below from: Stardock Fences 4: Automatically organize your desktop apps, files, and folders on Windows 10 and 11 

Note : There is a 30 days free trial if you wish to see your issue goes away with Fences 4.

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