Process for file protocol died unexpectedly// Session errors...// KDE restore session

Kim Lux lux at diesel-research.com
Sat Jan 20 17:49:27 UTC 2007


Any ideas ?
> I'm getting a "The process for the file protocol died unexpectedly" when
> I log into my Linux box. 
> 
> When I log in, my desktop has no icons.  As soon as I do anything with a
> desktop file, it refeshes and the icons appear.  (For example, right
> click->new->folder.) 
> 
> Also, my .xsession-errors file has literally hundreds of  "+QFile::open:
> No file name specified" errors in it.  Furthermore, whenever I do
> anything on the desktop, like move an icon, about 20 more such error
> messages occur.
> 
> I think the problem originated when I accidentally filled my hard drive.
> Since then I have freed up a bunch of space.  I've also run fsck and its
> fine error wise. 
> 
> I suspect that KDE is trying to open a file that was used in a previous
> session, maybe when my computer shut down from a full hard drive.  How
> does one wipe all the previous session info so that KDE doesnt do a
> "restore session" operation ?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
> 
> 
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Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.





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