Unhandled exception DT won't start

[JZStudiosGit]

Describe the bug

A couple days ago I used Privazer to clean up my c drive and it removed about 25gb of "temp" files mostly from darktable and now it won't open even after an uninstall and reinstall.
darktable_bt_1DN2U2.txt

Steps to reproduce

attempt to open darktable

Expected behavior

darktable should open

Logfile | Screenshot | Screencast

darktable_bt_7JU0U2.txt
darktable_bt_UDAIU2.txt

Commit

No response

Where did you obtain darktable from?

downloaded from www.darktable.org

darktable version

4.8.1

What OS are you using?

Windows

What is the version of your OS?

10

Describe your system?

No response

Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

None

If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?

No response

Please provide additional context if applicable. You can attach files too, but might need to rename to .txt or .zip

No response

[ralfbrown]

I thought the backtrace looked familiar, and indeed it has been reported before in #17114. Unfortunately for you, the resolution at the time was to wipe the darktable database and reimport (that was before any devs got around to investigating).

[JZStudiosGit]

I thought the backtrace looked familiar, and indeed it has been reported before in #17114. Unfortunately for you, the resolution at the time was to wipe the darktable database and reimport (that was before any devs got around to investigating).

Dope. How do I do that?

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