Qt Creator - unable to read/write its configuration files.

mad-hatter

Hello,

Windows 10 (64bit)

I've put just put in Qt 5.1.1, Creator 4.6.2 and MinGW 5.3.0.

I've used Qt a fair bit in the past, so I think its setup OK.

Most times when it tries to write its configuration files I get an error about read or write
access to various *.xml, *.qms files.

I'm using AVG anti-virus, do you think this is the problem?

I've put this "C:\Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin\qtcreator.exe" in exceptions.

Any advice.

(Aappogies if I should go somewhere else, but maybe someone has had this problem)

Regards

JonB

@mad-hatter
Can you disable AVG for 5 minutes so you'll know for sure whether it's relevant?

mad-hatter

@JonB
Thanks.
I disabled AVG and its OK.
I now know where the problem is, AVG.

JonB

@mad-hatter
:) I use AVG at work, and it has a exclusive way of opening files which sometimes interferes with other apps, e.g. I've had repeated intermittent failures compiling from VS where it creates and then cannot delete a temporary LINK file depending on when AVG opened/closed it on the fly....

aha_1980

@mad-hatter That's https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTCREATORBUG-7668

so you're not alone...

mad-hatter

@aha_1980 & @JonB

Add these to AVG exceptions, improves a lot:-
C:\Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin\qtcreator.exe
C:\Users\yourName\AppData\Roaming\QtProject*
C:\Users\yourName\AppData\Roaming\QtProject\qtcreator*

mad-hatter

Should be a baclslash before each '*'.

mad-hatter

Avast and AVG are the same company, takeover.
The fault seems to be with Avast and AVG.

aha_1980

hi @mad-hatter, thanks for your feedback!

would you mind sharing your experience in the bugreport, so others can profit too? that would be awesome.

regards