Solution for Eclipse hangs at startup
In your workspace directory perform the following steps: cd .metadata/.plugins mv org.eclipse.core.resources org.eclipse.core.resources.bak Start eclipse. (It should show an error message or an empty workspace because no project is found.) Close all open editors tabs. Change to another perspective e.g. Java. Exit eclipse. rm -rf org.eclipse.core.resources (Delete the newly created directory.) mv org.eclipse.core.resources.bk/ org.eclipse.core.resources (Restore the original directory.) Start eclipse and start working.