# Error launching designer application

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307 "2022-02-18T14:56:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![arun\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@arun\_kumar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun_kumar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307/1 "2022-02-18T14:56:00Z")

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i am new user to ignition. while launching designer application. following Error generated.  
IO execption: Unable to delete the file.  
C:\user\arun k\ignition\cache\resources\runtime\11.0.13\bin\java.exe  
if try deleting the file manually fault generates as it is being used by zulu platform.  
kindly help

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307/2 "2022-02-18T15:19:47Z")

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If you close any Vision Client or Designer instances you have open can you delete the file?

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**Author:** ![arun\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@arun\_kumar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun_kumar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307/3 "2022-02-18T15:25:37Z")

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nope . i was unable to do. but i cleared the error by ending zulu architecture 64 X in task manager. after that it is working . thanks anyways

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Lazaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Daniel\_Lazaro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Lazaro)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-designer-application/56307/4 "2024-10-22T19:46:57Z")

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I am getting the same error