# Can't edit preferences

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 1, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471 "2019-01-01T21:16:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/bernd/32/412_2.png) [@Bernd](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Bernd)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471/1 "2019-01-01T21:16:10Z")

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Hi, happy New Year to everybody!

I have a new problem using the latest development version of JabRef on a Windows 10 system. Since yesterday, I can’t open the preferences anymore. Nothing happens after clicking on the menu entry. Any ideas what might be the reason?

Best regards from Berlin, Bernd

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471/2 "2019-01-03T10:32:50Z")

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Hi, Happ New Year to you as welll!

Do you get any error in the log? Help-\> Error console?

Otherwise you could try to reset your preferences  
[http://help.jabref.org/en/CommandLine#reset-preferences--d-key](http://help.jabref.org/en/CommandLine#reset-preferences--d-key)

Regards from Rietberg, Germany as well!

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**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/bernd/32/412_2.png) [@Bernd](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Bernd)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471/3 "2019-01-03T10:51:17Z")

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Hi,

I just cleared the event log prior to clicking on the Options / Preferences. This gave a new entry in the event log:

Uncaught exception occurred in Thread[JavaFX Application Thread,5,main]

Best regards, Bernd

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471/4 "2019-01-03T10:52:46Z")

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Hi,

we need the full stacktrace of the error log to identfiy the issue.

Regards

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**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/bernd/32/412_2.png) [@Bernd](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Bernd)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cant-edit-preferences/1471/5 "2019-01-13T23:00:20Z")

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Hi, thank you for your help, I have solved this issue with the -d option. Best regards, Bernd