"save-as" completely hangs LibreOffice under Windows 11

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#1

I cannot save as any document, because as soon as I click on “save as” a typical Windows box opens, all content present, but I cannot click on anything and the whole application just freezes. The only element that I can interact with is to move with whole save-as window. Otherwise, I can only kill the application forecefully.
As this stands, I cannot use LibreOffice to do anything.

Using Windows 11, LibreOffice 7.5.1.2 (x86_64)

I tried disabling network discovery as I found somewhere that this could be problematic with the save-as window, but this didn’t help.
The same save-as window in other applications (e.g. Paint) does not hang the application.

Any ideas, suggestions?

#2

I have seen something like this at Win10 LibreOffice 7.3. Sometimes Windows-Explorer seems to stop working with LibreOffice-Office. But my sytstem didn’t freeze. I could cancel the SaveAs. All was well again after re-boot.
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I noticed other ways of saving were possible, as my export-macros worked.
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The work-around to save my current document was to cancel SaveAs, go to settings and select to use LibreOffice-dialogs instead of the own ones of the OS. As this change is in effect immediately, I can use SaveAs now… - and change back after reboot.
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I’ve not seen this for some time. I’m not sure, if it vanished the same time I switched from an older Correto to newer adoptium-java. It should not be related, but who knows…

#3

Thank you for pointing me towards the LibreOffice-dialogs setting. It it is a fine walkaround: I can save-as the file, although I have to say that the Dialog looks a bit archaic.

#4

To clarify:

  • Whole system didn’t freeze. Just the application is frozen.
  • I can’t cancel. Killing the application is the only option.
  • Happens every time I press the save-as button, not just sometimes. Restarting the application or rebooting the computer does not help.
#5

If it affects Save and well as Save As then see if you can add LibreOffice (soffice.bin) to your anti virus, anti ransomware Allowed List.

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