[Solved] Waiting for another flutter command to release the startup lock

Hello Guys How are you all? Hope You all are fine. When I run my flutter app it show Waiting for another flutter command to release the startup lock. So today Here I come with all possible solutions for this error.

We are providing you all possible solutions to solve this error. let’s start this article without wasting your time.

How Waiting for another flutter command to release the startup lock Occurs ?

When I run my flutter app its showing

Waiting for another flutter command to release the startup lock

And then not proceed further process.

How to solve Waiting for another flutter command to release the startup lock ?

Solution 1 : Delete lockfile

Remove this file: <YOUR FLUTTER FOLDER>/bin/cache/lockfile

<YOUR FLUTTER FOLDER>/bin/cache/lockfile

This releases the occupied lock and makes you able to run other commands.

Solution 2 : Kill Dart Process

just kill dart all process [ For Linux Users ]

killall -9 dart

just kill dart all process [ For Windows Users ]

taskkill /F /IM dart.exe

Solution 3 : Follow Below all steps

For Windows users

Press: Ctrl + Alt + Delete

• In task manager find out your editor such as VS Studio or Android Studio
• In that Find “dart” and End that Task
• Then close your editor
• Open editor again
• let editor to complete all things, after that run your query that will work

Solution 4

1. Stop all running dart instances

If you’re using Android Studio save your work and close it. And open your terminal to kill running dart instances.

Linux:

killall -9 dart

Windows:

taskkill /F /IM dart.exe

2. Remove lockfile

You can find lockfile inside flutter installation directory.

<flutter folder>/bin/cache/lockfile

Summery

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