Taranchul

> I just want to save someone the 10 hours I burned on this problem :) Well, you just did! I noticed this problem some months ago, but didn't get...

I found a solution in [another issue](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/issues/1074#issuecomment-1632954112) that fixed the white screen for me: Delete the contents of `~/.config/Element/GPUCache` (or `~/.config/Riot/GPUCache` if you upgraded to Element from Riot).

@stevleibelt: No, I deleted the contents of `~/.config/Element/GPUCache` when Element wasn't running. At the next start after that, everything in its window was show correctly again.

> I got another white screen when starting my computer after I had deleted that folder, but I'm not sure if it was the same issue. The screen was hung...

@adam4235 I don't know any technical specifics, but I also guess that the old files in GPUCache are somehow currupted or not compatible with the new renderer version. Apropos, since...

Same thing happens on Kubuntu 22.04, but only on one of my machines, and so far only with its Element installation via apt. The other installations on the same machine...

I found a solution in [another issue](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/issues/1074#issuecomment-1632954112) that fixed the white screen for me: Delete the contents of `~/.config/Element/GPUCache` (or `~/.config/Riot/GPUCache` if you upgraded to Element from Riot). edit: Ah,...

Same here. Yesterday's update from https://packages.element.io/debian caused the white window again, removal of `GPUCache/*` fixed it again. Maybe Element should empty that directory on startup or after an update as...

> Reinstalling chrome would fix the problem with chrome Chrome has its own cache directories. You could try to empty them or at least GPUCache the next time (maybe after...

> Since the release of Proton 9.0-2, Darktide is exhibiting a new problem on my Steam Deck (running the "stable" SteamOS), namely after the launcher about 2/3 of the time...