# Fuse does not launch with this message (fuse: Couldn't start a background process of the daemon) **URL:** https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426 **Category:** How-to Discussions **Created:** [July 13, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426 "2015-07-13T15:04:11Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![schang124](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@schang124](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/schang124) #### Post date: [July 13, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/1 "2015-07-13T15:04:11Z")
Hi, could anyone help me with this problem? I installed the latest version of Fuse with the installaiton guide, but the fuse app did not launch. When I entered “fuse” on terminal, it gave me this error message, “fuse: Couldn’t start a background process of the daemon” Please let me know how to solve this problem. Thank you. ---
### Author: ![jonas1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/jonas1/32/350_2.png) [@jonas1](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/jonas1) #### Post date: [July 13, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/2 "2015-07-13T19:17:56Z")
I am having the same problem. But I actually was able to run fuse earlier. It just stopped working after doing some preview tests on an newly created project ---
### Author: ![Remi\_Pedersen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/remi_pedersen/32/432_2.png) [@Remi\_Pedersen](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/Remi_Pedersen) #### Post date: [July 14, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/3 "2015-07-14T06:47:04Z")
Sorry about this, it seems to be caused by a zombie process which lingers around. The problem should go away with a reboot but for a slightly more refined approach you can try this: - On OSX : `lsof -i tcp:12122 -t | xargs -I {} kill -9 {}` - On Windows : Open the task manager and force shutdown of all “Fuse” processes ---
### Author: ![jonas1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/jonas1/32/350_2.png) [@jonas1](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/jonas1) #### Post date: [July 14, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/4 "2015-07-14T11:15:45Z")
No worries, thanks for the repsone I will try your solution if it happens again. ---
### Author: ![schang124](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@schang124](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/schang124) #### Post date: [July 16, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/5 "2015-07-16T15:32:28Z")
Hi, thank you for the solution, but it didn’t work. After I use the command you gave, I could see the message Trying to start the daemon as a background process. A daemon background process was successfully started. However, nothing happend afterwards. I have tried rebooting and re-installing but nothing worked. Is there any other solution? ---
### Author: ![Kristian\_Hasselknipp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/kristian_hasselknipp/32/549_2.png) [@Kristian\_Hasselknipp](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/Kristian_Hasselknipp) #### Post date: [July 16, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/6 "2015-07-16T15:46:36Z")
Are you getting a tray icon like this? ![file](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/fuse-legacy-forum-assets/gyUOdu4pnHMy-legacy-files-Ch1NZFroC69ObyGy-QawBPEOl94DwfgMpTqYW2Plu.png) ---
### Author: ![schang124](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@schang124](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/schang124) #### Post date: [July 17, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/7 "2015-07-17T13:31:34Z")
Oh, I see the tray icon. Thank you for the help, problem is solved! I am new to fuse and it is not common for me to use without dedicated editer. Now it is time for me to explore tutorial and API documents Thanks! ---
### Author: ![Bent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forums.fusetools.com/bent/32/157_2.png) [@Bent](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/Bent) #### Post date: [July 17, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/fuse-does-not-launch-with-this-message-fuse-couldnt-start-a-background-process-of-the-daemon/5426/8 "2015-07-17T13:49:06Z")
We are making some changes to the first-run experience of Fuse to make it clear how it works, and completely sympatize you on the misunderstanding. 🙂 Read Andreas’ post on it here: [https://www.fusetools.com/developers/forums/general/fuse\_beta\_release\_053127?page=1#post-8818f3d2-8565-4c19-a85f-89da236e270f](https://www.fusetools.com/developers/forums/general/fuse_beta_release_053127?page=1#post-8818f3d2-8565-4c19-a85f-89da236e270f)