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F.Andras
F.Andras
Participating Frequently
March 3, 2021
Question

XD randomly crashes while trying to preview (WIN10)

  • March 3, 2021
  • 2 replies
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Hi there,
I see a lot of XD crash post here, but none of them are exatctly the same as mine, so I'm just gonna open a new topic. I'm tired to find out why it crashes, and sending crash reports after crash reports (sometimes with not the best manner, apologies about that). It's not a new thing for me, this problem stayed with me at least in the last 3 months.

THE PROBLEM:
My Adobe XD randomly crashes when I click on 'Desktop Preview'. Randomly, because sometimes it works just fine and sometimes it does not. I don't do anything except after every crash I reopen XD and the same project file. It doesn't matter if it's a cloud or a local document. I instatly know when it will crash or work - if the pop-up desktop preview window is fully black then it is going to crash in a few seconds. Sometimes the first few desktop preview works like a charm then one more crashes it.

Tried to reset PC, reinstall XD, reinstall CC, disconnect second screen, close every other application.

System:
MB: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E
CPU: i7 10700K
GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2070
RAM: Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16 (2x16 GB)
OS: Win 10 Pro
Using 2 screen
os on a samsung 2,5 ssd and CC on a different one which is a M.2 samsung ssd.

Thanks for looking into it! Would be nice to work without nerve-racking interruptions.

Have a nice day,
Andras




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Anonymous
March 16, 2021

Hey I encounter exactly the same issue. Are you working on a 4k monitor? 
My guess is that this has something to do with it because when my win10 just uses 1 FullHD Monitor, everything is okay.

As soon as I use my 2nd screen (Dell, 4k), it crashes randomly.

 

(RTX2060 Super)

    F.Andras
    F.AndrasAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    March 24, 2021

    Hello, you are right! The same here, 2 screens 1 FHD and one 4K (both of them are Dell).

    I checked if I disconnect the 4K screen everything work just fine, without crash after 20+ open/preview/close on different XD files. But as soon as I reconnect the 4K my very first preview attempt crashes.

    So yeah I guess it's a good starting point to resolve the problem.

    Thanks for writing!

    A
    Anonymous
    March 24, 2021

    Try to connect both screens but work with XD on your FHD only and click preview. Does it work?
    For me it seems to work - by the way: after latest update my preview still keeps being black screen but I manage to close it before XD crashs. 

    @HARSHIKA_VERMA maybe this helps to find the solution

    Harshika Verma
    Community Manager
    Harshika VermaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 3, 2021

    Hi Andras,

     

    We understand how frustrating it could be and thanks for creating a new post to give it a fresh start. We would need few more details in order to escalate the issue to the team for investigation.

     

    1. Is there any anti-virus that is causing the issue? If any, try disabling the antivirus and see if that helps.
    2. Is it possible to capture a short video of the workflow as if you can recreate a crash when you click on the desktop preview?
    3. Please generate the logs using the Log Collector Tool and Crash Dumps along with the XD file and upload them to a shared location such as Creative Cloud or Dropbox and share the URL with me.
    4. A screenshot of your about XD info page will be helpful. 

     

    I will try my best to help.

     

    Thanks,

    Harshika

     

     

      F.Andras
      F.AndrasAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      March 8, 2021

      Hi Harshika,

      I tried to turn of my ESET Internet Security but the crash still happened.

      So I went to the next point and captured a short video. For this I created a crash_test_file (new file to check if crash happens in a very simple file as well.) It did crash. So tried out a few different method of Desktop Preview in two different files. I managed to get a working desktop preview and then didn't do anything just closed and reopened it, and then it crashed again. I'll send this with the files you asked in a private mail.

      But in the meantime I'll post a shorter video here with less private info on screen to share with fellow XD users to see my concrete crashes:
      LINK: https://www.loom.com/share/a8ffd6273abe4afb8f1e314292100d2a
      In this video you can see at 2:00 that Desktop Preview is working and then I start and stop it a few times until it crashes again.

      Thanks,
      Andras

      Harshika Verma
      Community Manager
      Harshika VermaCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 9, 2021

      Thankyou Andras for the video and other additional details. I have logged a bug for your issue so that our team can investigate the issue.

       

      I will share the updates with you as soon as I hear back from the team.

       

      Thanks,

      Harshika

       

       

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