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System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize

Microsoft .NET uses configuration files to store information like window size and location. If these files get corrupted, .Net apps like the Robo-FTP Configurator and Robo-FTP Server Console can fail to start. You will see something like the message below.

System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Root element is missing. (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Serengeti\_Systems\_Incorpo\RoboServerConsole.exe\_Url\_2czelnv2shc4r3gljnzumv0wlvie5h5d\3.3.9.1\user.config) ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.

To fix this simply delete the parent folder of the file indicated in the message above. In this case that would be:

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Serengeti_Systems_Incorpo

Article last updated: 2021-03-19

Tags: Robo-FTP, Robo-FTP Server