When the eclipse workspace suddenly dies

Posted on 13. September 2012 by Steffen Schäfer

In our team, we had multiple broken Eclipse workspaces over the last weeks. These broken workspaces prevented eclipse to start normally. In at least two of these cases, eclipse produced the following stack trace when startup failed:

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.eclipse.wb.internal.core.preferences.PreferenceInitializer.initializeDefaultPreferences(PreferenceInitializer.java:50)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper$1.run(PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper.java:300)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper.runInitializer(PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper.java:303)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper.applyRuntimeDefaults(PreferenceServiceRegistryHelper.java:131)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferencesService.applyRuntimeDefaults(PreferencesService.java:368)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.DefaultPreferences.applyRuntimeDefaults(DefaultPreferences.java:166)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.DefaultPreferences.load(DefaultPreferences.java:237)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.create(EclipsePreferences.java:410)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.internalNode(EclipsePreferences.java:663)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.node(EclipsePreferences.java:805)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.AbstractScope.getNode(AbstractScope.java:38)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.DefaultScope.getNode(DefaultScope.java:76)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.getDefaultPreferences(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:250)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.getPreferenceNodes(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:285)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.internalGet(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:475)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.getBoolean(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:387)
at org.eclipse.wb.internal.core.editor.describer.JavaSourceUiDescriber.isGUISource(JavaSourceUiDescriber.java:65)
at org.eclipse.wb.internal.core.editor.describer.JavaSourceUiDescriber.describe(JavaSourceUiDescriber.java:52)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.describe(ContentTypeCatalog.java:218)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.collectMatchingByContents(ContentTypeCatalog.java:190)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.internalFindContentTypesFor(ContentTypeCatalog.java:403)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.internalFindContentTypesFor(ContentTypeCatalog.java:450)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.getDescriptionFor(ContentTypeCatalog.java:346)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeCatalog.getDescriptionFor(ContentTypeCatalog.java:360)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.content.ContentTypeMatcher.getDescriptionFor(ContentTypeMatcher.java:86)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ContentDescriptionManager.readDescription(ContentDescriptionManager.java:445)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ContentDescriptionManager.getDescriptionFor(ContentDescriptionManager.java:355)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.File.internalGetCharset(File.java:246)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.File.getCharset(File.java:207)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.File.getCharset(File.java:194)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.util.Util.getResourceContentsAsCharArray(Util.java:1156)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.openBuffer(CompilationUnit.java:1157)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.buildStructure(CompilationUnit.java:116)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.generateInfos(Openable.java:258)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.SourceRefElement.generateInfos(SourceRefElement.java:107)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.openWhenClosed(JavaElement.java:518)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.getElementInfo(JavaElement.java:255)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.getElementInfo(JavaElement.java:241)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.exists(JavaElement.java:159)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.findPrimaryType(CompilationUnit.java:566)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.getFullNameFromElement(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:210)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processJavaElementChanged(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:107)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processDelta(JavaModelListener.java:125)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processDelta(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:343)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processChildren(JavaModelListener.java:78)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processChildren(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:336)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processJavaElementChanged(JavaModelListener.java:204)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processJavaElementChanged(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:179)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processDelta(JavaModelListener.java:122)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processDelta(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:343)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processChildren(JavaModelListener.java:78)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processChildren(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:336)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processJavaElementChanged(JavaModelListener.java:218)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processJavaElementChanged(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:159)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processDelta(JavaModelListener.java:119)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processDelta(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:343)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processChildren(JavaModelListener.java:78)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processChildren(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:336)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processJavaElementChanged(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:128)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processDelta(JavaModelListener.java:116)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processDelta(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:343)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processChildren(JavaModelListener.java:78)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processChildren(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:336)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processJavaElementChanged(JavaModelListener.java:176)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.processDelta(JavaModelListener.java:113)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.processDelta(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:343)
at org.eclipse.jem.workbench.utility.JavaModelListener.elementChanged(JavaModelListener.java:63)
at org.eclipse.jem.internal.adapters.jdom.JavaReflectionSynchronizer.elementChanged(JavaReflectionSynchronizer.java:265)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessor$4.run(DeltaProcessor.java:1682)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessor.notifyListeners(DeltaProcessor.java:1672)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessor.firePostChangeDelta(DeltaProcessor.java:1506)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessor.fire(DeltaProcessor.java:1482)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessor.resourceChanged(DeltaProcessor.java:2094)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.DeltaProcessingState.resourceChanged(DeltaProcessingState.java:470)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager$1.run(NotificationManager.java:291)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager.notify(NotificationManager.java:285)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager.broadcastChanges(NotificationManager.java:186)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.SavedState.processResourceChangeEvents(SavedState.java:77)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelManager$20.run(JavaModelManager.java:4943)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2344)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2326)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelManager$19.run(JavaModelManager.java:4935)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)
Caused by: org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4361)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4276)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4247)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.error(Display.java:1258)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.checkDevice(Display.java:764)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.getSystemFont(Display.java:2459)
at org.eclipse.jface.preference.PreferenceConverter.(PreferenceConverter.java:84)
... 86 more

We tried different things to revive the workspaces, but the real solution is simple. To fix your workspace, simply delete the file  “/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.snap”.

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