
Inside Local AppData directory, find the folder named ‘Discord’ and delete it. This will open the C:\Users\\AppData\Local location in the File Explorer on your PC. Similarly, for the second folder open the Windows Run, then type or paste %localappdata% and hit Enter. This will delete the temporary files used by Discord. Look for the discord folder, right-click on it, and select ‘Delete’. This will open the C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming directory in the Windows Explorer. If you find Discord.exe, right-click on any of the Discord processes and click on ‘End process tree’ option.Īfter exiting Discord and making sure that no stray background process is running, we need to delete two different Discord folders in your Windows users’ app data files to get rid of the fatal JavaScript error.įor the first folder, press Win+R keys to open the Run command box and type %appdata% and hit enter.

Look for the Discord.exe process in the list, if it doesn’t exist in Details tab that means the Discord was successfully closed by the first method we used. So press Ctrl+Alt+Del and click on Task Manager to open it, then go to the Details tab. Go to the system tray in the Windows taskbar, then right-click on Discord icon and select ‘Quit Discord’.īut sometimes even after exiting Discord, the background process may still be running in some rare cases. The Discord may be running as a background process and won’t allow us to delete these files, so we need to exit the application.

These files need to be deleted before we can reinstall Discord to solve the issue. This fatal JavaScript error may be caused by some corrupt file. Discord has one such error which can affect the installation process or even a functional Discord installation on your system - the ‘Fatal JavaScript Error’.


It has many features such as private servers, live streaming and a lot of other useful utilities for gamers.īut as with any application, bugs & errors can spoil the experience. Discord is a popular VoIP and messaging service intended for gamers.
