# Manager crashes on launch with SQLite error

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337 "2020-07-13T03:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![WeeBaldie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@WeeBaldie](https://forum.manager.io/u/WeeBaldie)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337/1 "2020-07-13T03:57:12Z")

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I sold my business and stopped using Manager (19.12.12) some time ago. Using Windows File Manager I deleted the Manager data files and uninstalled Manager.

I’ve started a new business and downloaded and installed the current version of Manager (20.7.83), but when it launches I get the following error message:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/6/f/6f0191cc028a0f2b4bdbb3f5da8cb71db7ffa481.png)

I suspect this was caused by my manually deleting the old data files …

So even though I’d uninstalled the old version of Manager, the new installation keeps looking for data files in the old folder!

I tried uninstalling and then reinstalling Manager, but it always looked for data files in the old location.

Please, how can I sort this mess??!!

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**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337/2 "2020-07-13T04:14:08Z")

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Go to `C:\Users\david\AppData\Local\Manager` folder and delete file named `data`. Then start the program again.

This will make Manager stop looking for data in your Google Drive folder.

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**Author:** ![WeeBaldie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@WeeBaldie](https://forum.manager.io/u/WeeBaldie)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337/3 "2020-07-13T13:40:07Z")

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Solved!

You’re awesome, thanks so much!

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-crashes-on-launch-with-sqlite-error/29337/4 "2023-01-18T14:46:48Z")

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