Gnome Apps wont open

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So I faced this problem where gnome apps wont open AT ALL and my CPU usage was very high. I couldnt find a fix so i just backed everything up into windows (I have a dual boot) and then re downloaded fedora 43. But today Im facing the same problem. All apps open EXCEPT the gnome apps and my cpu usage is super high. I switched to fedora hyprland and it opens its apps fine but gnome wont. So I wanted help on how to fix this. Any ideas?

#All gnome apps dont and that includes terminal. I cant really do anything from there.

nautilus (Gnome files) wont open either

#If it is caused by extentions I cant close em becuz tweaks, gnome extentions, and enxtention manager all wont open

#To explain further, I open a gnome app and it shows the loading cursor and then never opens.

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not really my problem, firstly I dont have 1Password and secondly its not freezing gnome apps are just not opening but other apps are. Rebooting doesnt fix my problem wither

4

Try running journalctl —follow in a terminal then try starting a Gnome app.

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If you’re suspecting extensions, but cannot disable them using the GUI, you can switch to a console and run:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions true

Then switch back to the graphical session and check again.

Also, with such issues it’s always good to try reproducing the issue by creating and logging in with a new user.