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Deal with annoying crash on boot of chatgpt
#!/bin/bash
# Script to troubleshoot ChatGPT macOS app crashes
echo "Starting ChatGPT macOS app crash troubleshooting..."
# Step 1: Clear Application Support files
APP_SUPPORT_PATH="$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.openai.chat"
if [ -d "$APP_SUPPORT_PATH" ]; then
echo "Removing Application Support files..."
rm -rf "$APP_SUPPORT_PATH"
else
echo "No Application Support files found."
fi
# Step 2: Remove preference files
PREF_FILES=(
"$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.openai.chat.plist"
"$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.segment.storage.oai.plist"
"$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.openai.chat.helper.plist"
)
echo "Removing preference files..."
for file in "${PREF_FILES[@]}"; do
if [ -f "$file" ]; then
rm "$file"
echo "Removed $file"
else
echo "File $file not found."
fi
done
# Step 3: Reset language settings
echo "Resetting language settings..."
defaults delete com.openai.chat AppleLanguages 2>/dev/null
# Step 4: Prompt user to archive chats
echo "Please open ChatGPT in your browser and archive all chats:"
echo "1. Go to https://chat.openai.com"
echo "2. Navigate to Settings > General"
echo "3. Click on 'Archive all chats'"
read -p "Press Enter after completing the above steps..."
# Step 5: Guide to reinstall the app
echo "Please reinstall the ChatGPT app:"
echo "1. Download the latest version from https://openai.com/chatgpt/desktop"
echo "2. Install the app as per the instructions."
echo "Troubleshooting steps completed. If the issue persists, consider contacting OpenAI support at https://help.openai.com."
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