https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/TIP-SmartConsole-startup-issues/m-p/266976#M44885 <P>If you experience issues launching SmartConsole after applying custom settings, you can delete the following directory. This will clear all local SmartConsole data, which often resolves startup errors and allows the application to launch correctly.<BR /><BR />Doing:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,0,0">Terminate SmartConsole.</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,1,0">Delete all directories and files in the following path (adjust username and version as required):<BR /><BR />C:\Users\<FONT color="#FF0000">&lt;username&gt;</FONT>\AppData\Local\Check Point\<FONT color="#FF0000">R&lt;version&gt;</FONT>\SmartConsole\</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,2,0">Relaunch SmartConsole.</P> </LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:35:55 GMT HeikoAnkenbrand 2026-01-11T22:35:55Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/TIP-SmartConsole-startup-issues/m-p/266976#M44885 <P>If you experience issues launching SmartConsole after applying custom settings, you can delete the following directory. This will clear all local SmartConsole data, which often resolves startup errors and allows the application to launch correctly.<BR /><BR />Doing:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,0,0">Terminate SmartConsole.</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,1,0">Delete all directories and files in the following path (adjust username and version as required):<BR /><BR />C:\Users\<FONT color="#FF0000">&lt;username&gt;</FONT>\AppData\Local\Check Point\<FONT color="#FF0000">R&lt;version&gt;</FONT>\SmartConsole\</P> </LI> <LI> <P data-path-to-node="0,2,0">Relaunch SmartConsole.</P> </LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:35:55 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/TIP-SmartConsole-startup-issues/m-p/266976#M44885 HeikoAnkenbrand 2026-01-11T22:35:55Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/TIP-SmartConsole-startup-issues/m-p/266977#M44886 <P>Excellent tip!</P> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:42:41 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/TIP-SmartConsole-startup-issues/m-p/266977#M44886 the_rock 2026-01-11T22:42:41Z