[gui error report] Error: multiaddr "http://127.0.0.1/5001" must start with a "/"

[smitgol]

👉️ Please describe what you were doing when this error happened.

Specifications

• OS: win32 10.0.19044
• IPFS Desktop Version: 0.26.1
• Electron Version: 19.1.9
• Chrome Version: 102.0.5005.167

Error

Error: multiaddr "http://127.0.0.1/5001" must start with a "/"
    at new Multiaddr (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\node_modules\multiaddr\src\index.js:54:15)
    at multiaddr (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\node_modules\multiaddr\src\index.js:621:10)
    at parseMultiaddr (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\src\daemon\config.js:115:7)
    at checkPorts (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\src\daemon\config.js:342:23)
    at getIpfsd (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\src\daemon\daemon.js:71:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async startDaemon (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\src\daemon\daemon.js:210:17)
    at async startIpfs (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\IPFS Desktop\resources\app.asar\src\daemon\index.js:48:17)
    at async setupDaemon (C:\Users\SmitGol\AppData\Local\Programs\

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[whizzzkid]

Thanks for submitting this issue @smitgol, the error seems to suggest the API address you set is not a valid address you can try /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001 which is the multiaddr equivalent of http://127.0.0.1:5001.

This value can be found in in the configuration file. If you don't know what caused this error or did not intend to change this, you can try reinstalling the latest version to fix this.

Please post your findings!

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