Qlik Sense Desktop hangs at "Initializing Add data"

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Tue, 11 May 2021 15:14:31 GMT

Opening the Add data wizard or dragging/droping a data file into Qlik Sense Desktop, the screen hangs and the following error is displayed:

Initializing Add data

Resolution

Make sure the user running Qlik Sense Desktop has full control to folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Qlik\Sense\DataPrepService
Run the matching installation file with admin privilege and repair the installation. You may need to download it from the Qlik download site again: https://demo.qlik.com/download/
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In some cases it was needed to uninstall and reinstall as below:

Uninstall Qlik Sense Desktop from Control Panel / Uninstall programs
Delete the program folders located in:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Qlik\Sense
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Common Files\Qlik\Custom Data
Install Qlik Sense Desktop by Signing on as an Administrator and doing a Right Click Run as Administrator
Select the Custom Installation option when you get asked and
- Install Qlik Sense Desktop to a Folder that all users have full rights access
- Select the same Folder in the Next screen.
Let the installation continue as normal

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop hangs at "Initializing Add data"

Zubaran — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:07:57 GMT

Tried all of this many times. Installing file as admin on default patch, on C: main, on E: main.
Tried to run as admin, treid to repair, nothing works
Im tired on that program , if this is demo so heavily bugged so what about full version

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Qlik Sense Desktop hangs at "Initializing Add data"

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