syncthing / syncthing/syncthing-macos

Unexpected crash on MAC, unable to boot normally

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bug macos-15 needs-triage
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Description

What happened?

It can run normally only during the initial installation. After exiting and launching the installation program, it will enter a crash state when restarting: the taskbar icon flashes with an exclamation mark on it, and then crashes. The software has been set up to have full access to the disk.
Only by clicking the downloaded installation file again can you continue to enter normally.
You can also enter using the terminal version of macos, but the app cannot.

Syncthing version

v1.28.0

Platform & operating system

Macos Sequoia15.1 m4

Browser version

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Relevant log output

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Research direction

Reproduce the relaunch crash on macOS Sequoia 15.1 with an M4 Mac, comparing normal app launch, launching from the terminal, and reopening the installation file. Start by collecting the macOS crash report and relevant logs; done means the installed app can be closed and launched again without crashing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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