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Maxthon and MaxthonPortable fail to close on exit

In many instances Maxthon [ now v3.4.2.3000, but I believe also previous versions, too ] fail to end processes Maxthon.exe and MaxthonPortable.exe on exit, which in turn lead to "failed to close...will clean up" message when reopened later.
This could be problematic if plugged into a different computer on next start.

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When you say "on exit", what are you referring to? Are you closing the app before shutting down the computer, or shutting it down while Maxthon is still running?

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I close the app, but it

I close the app, but it remains running as a process.
What is strange, is that when I notice that in Task Manager - opening|running Maxthon works ( unlike in Mozilla which complains of process still running ) and usually exiting again does the trick.

But, normally I do not check Task Manager each time I shutdown, so the next time I open Maxthon it gives the error that it failed to shutdown properly.

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How long after you close is it still running? It could be writing things to disk and shutting down. Or it could have a misbehaving plugin holding things up.

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This time - half an hour and

This time - half an hour and counting
I do not believe it registers the "close|exit",
but lo and behold - I reopen Maxthon and Exit, and all is well, once more
I believe it hangs, sometimes ( maybe if it is open for a long time, or many tabs ~ both apply to my usage )

I have no plugins other than the ones that come with it,
( extension manager - empty )

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Try clean

Two things to try:

1. Delete/Rename the MaxthonPortable\Data directory and start fresh. If this solves the problem, than there's something wrong with your profile.

2. If that doesn't solve the problem, delete/rename the MaxthonPortable directory and start fresh.

If neither of those helps, please let us know.

[EDIT] Also, what is the full path you're running Maxthon Portable from?
ie., X:\PortableApps\MaxthonPortable

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