Revit: start in "Safe Mode"

[dourevit]

It would be very valuable to have the ability to open Revit with all addins disabled, for speed and troubleshooting purposes: a "safe-mode" of sorts. Sometimes we don't know whether an error or unexplained behavior is due to one of the plethora of installed addins. Currently we have to hack our way to do this fast via a script (ex: rename all addin/applicationplugin install folders, then rename them back after finishing our diagnosis), but without local admin rights this is not a sustainable solution. Having the ability to start Revit in "Safe Mode" by disabling all addins would be beneficial. There might also need to be a mechanism by which to assign "immunity" to some addins so they load nonetheless...I'm thinking about some custom addins that an organization might need to keep running in the background for analytical purposes and data collection.

[Anonymous]

Is this a double ID or a blatant copy? haha Vote for both or maybe Autodesk can delete one before votes go up...

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/revit-quot-safe-mode-quot/idi-p/6341213

[sasha.crotty]

Thanks for taking the time to submit your idea. Unfortunately, this idea did not get the support of the community over the last 6 months and as such we will not be pursuing it at this time. Please feel free to rework (titles and clear descriptions are really important) and resubmit this one down the road.

[MiWolff]

This is already there: Make an empty text file to act as Journal file and put a line containing an apostrophe and some text in there. I think startSafely.txt would be a good file name. Drag this file onto your Revit 20xx icon on your desktop and Revit starts with no addins. I have not tried it with an altogether empty text file but the one comment line version worked well in Revit 2023.1.

[MiWolff]

I just found out that using ACC requires some addin to be working. So using the 'safe' mode will opt out of cloud work sharing.