# Cubase 5.5.3 crashes just after the splash screen finishes

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** cubase-older-version\
**Created:** [January 15, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319 "2012-01-15T15:02:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@Fuser](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Fuser)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/1 "2012-01-15T15:02:31Z")

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System: MAC OS X 10.7.2

As soon as the splash screen finished loading, the program exits. No errors reported during the splash screen loading.

This behaviour started out of the blue. I reinstalled the 5.5.3 update and nothing happened. The elicencer control center is reporting normal status of the licence.

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/b/e/becc0b2f3a148c189008691bb9be347bc647ba07.svg) [@system](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/2 "2012-01-15T15:07:58Z")

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Try temp renaming any 3rd party Plugins folders and re-starting. Trash Prefs is the next step.

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**Author:** ![Fuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@Fuser](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Fuser)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/3 "2012-01-16T02:43:51Z")

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where can i find the 3rd party plugin folders? the pref files location as well ?

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**Author:** ![Split](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/split/32/11_2.png) [@Split](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Split)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/4 "2012-01-16T08:42:36Z")

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![](http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/global/david/dwe002/dwe002g/dwe00238g33.gif)

[https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase\_new/show\_details/kb\_show/troubleshooting-instructions-for-cubase-nuendo-and-sequel-on-mac-os-x/kb\_back/2020.html?tx\_p77sbknowledgebase\_pi1[productfamily]=2](https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_new/show_details/kb_show/troubleshooting-instructions-for-cubase-nuendo-and-sequel-on-mac-os-x/kb_back/2020.html?tx_p77sbknowledgebase_pi1%5Bproductfamily%5D=2)

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**Author:** ![Fuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@Fuser](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Fuser)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/5 "2012-01-16T11:02:08Z")

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renaming the plist file to plist.old did the job! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![steve](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/steve/32/193789_2.png) [@steve](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-5-5-3-crashes-just-after-the-splash-screen-finishes/611319/6 "2022-04-30T23:44:12Z")

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