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[BUG] Issue with starting Session app <title> #1533

@Lily-Darl

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@Lily-Darl

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Self-training on how to write a bug report

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Current Behavior

Good Morning or evening,

I need help please for my problem : in a chat I downloaded a file but I didn't want to sent it, I tried to delete it by clicking on the " X " but didn't work. I decided to close the app to reopen it but since 1 week , my Session app freeze on the logo.

I've already delete the app, re start , re install but nothing happened.

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Desktop Version

V1.16.5

Anything else?

I'm using it on MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.5 ( Got the new version 15.6 to install )

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This image above when clicking on the source, it's link to this line code : window.addEventListener('unload', () => {

When opening the journal history , I got those messages and lines codes :

ERROR 2025-07-28T06:17:15.608Z main_renderer: ConversationController failed to load: TypeError: key.startsWith is not a function
at PubKey.isBlinded (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/types/PubKey.js:108:29)
at Object.isContactToStoreInWrapper (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_contacts.js:17:86)
at load (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/conversations/ConversationController.js:357:84)
at async Promise.all (index 0)
at async /Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/mains/main_renderer.js:150:9
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 INFO 2025-07-28T06:17:15.609Z Cleanup: starting...
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 INFO 2025-07-28T06:17:15.610Z Cleanup: Found 0 messages for cleanup
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 INFO 2025-07-28T06:17:15.610Z Cleanup: complete
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 INFO 2025-07-28T06:17:15.610Z listening for registration events
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 INFO 2025-07-28T06:17:15.611Z connect
/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/util/logger/renderer_process_logging.js:78 ERROR 2025-07-28T06:17:15.611Z Top-level unhandled promise rejection: TypeError: key.startsWith is not a function
at PubKey.isBlinded (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/types/PubKey.js:108:29)
at Object.isContactToStoreInWrapper (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_contacts.js:17:86)
at load (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/conversations/ConversationController.js:357:84)
at async Promise.all (index 0)
at async /Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/mains/main_renderer.js:150:9
background.html:1 Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: key.startsWith is not a function
at PubKey.isBlinded (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/types/PubKey.js:108:29)
at Object.isContactToStoreInWrapper (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/utils/libsession/libsession_utils_contacts.js:17:86)
at load (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/session/conversations/ConversationController.js:357:84)
at async Promise.all (/Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/index 0)
at async /Applications/Session.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ts/mains/main_renderer.js:150:9

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