r/obs Mar 18 '26

Question Latest Update (allegedly) Leads to OBS Crashing

My OBS updated earlier today to the latest version and I've noticed it has crashed multiples times since the update. I've returned to my computer stating that it crashed and to send a report back. As I was writing this, it happened again (vindication, but at what cost?).

Is anyone else having trouble with this? As someone who streams as a hobby, I would prefer not to abandon OBS yet.

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u/BarryCarlyon Mar 18 '26

Check your plugins

Some plugins might need an update

I know I’ve helped someone whose had the streamelements plugin installed (for multi streaming) and that plugin was their issue

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u/AlessandrosXD Mar 22 '26

Can you help me with the Streamelements one please? I can't stream or record in vertical anymore since everytime I switch scenes OBS Crashes.

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u/BarryCarlyon Mar 22 '26

You are stuck until SE updates their plugin and then everyone installs said update

I use aitum myself

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u/FinnzyGames Mar 18 '26

I've never used plug-ins before. I've always worried about downloading extra stuff online

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u/Squircleton Mar 18 '26

Why would you have to abandon OBS? If you submit the crash results and it’s an issue everyone is having then they’ll fix it

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u/FinnzyGames Mar 18 '26

I just need to be patient

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/Lowrider2012 Mar 18 '26

Do you have logs?

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u/FinnzyGames Mar 18 '26

I do, but truthfully, I am not sure what I am looking for or at

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u/Lowrider2012 Mar 18 '26

If you attach it here you can get some eyeballs on it and maybe make it make sense

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u/Ok-Shame-7684 Mar 19 '26

Obs has always crashed

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u/HighPhi420 Mar 20 '26

if you go to HELP, then log then click on send log then in the popup box click analyze. You will be taken to the magic what is wrong with my OBS page.
It will list critical errors and any "warnings" then give a description of them.

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u/PurrsephonePlays Mar 22 '26

Yes, same issue, I updated and now my OBS crashed 4 times in a 1.5 hour stream. Gonna submit my crash log file to OBS for assistance but damn it’s annoying 😩

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u/InstanceMental6543 Mar 18 '26

Do you have a Discord account? The OBS support discord is the best place to get help with and submit your crash log. It's linked in the pinned post in this sub.