Error loading colour scheme in Sublime Text 3

Question

This error appears every time I save file or open a file.

Error loading colour scheme Packages\User\MonokaiGrayDL.tmTheme: Unable to open Packages\User\MonikaiGray.tmTheme

I searched about it but those solutions are for sublime text 2...please help

Sometimes solutions that work for ST2 will work for ST3 as well. Have you tried something already ? — Chnossos, May 04 '14 at 23:49
Most solutions say the problem is the Live CSS and I don't have it. One solution says it's the parse error of xml but I can't even find that file... — , May 04 '14 at 23:55
Did you try to install a theme manually ? I found [this](https://github.com/buymeasoda/soda-theme/issues/103) if it can help you ... — Chnossos, May 04 '14 at 23:58
do you see the same thing when you switch to a different theme, like the built-in Monokai Bright? (`Preferences -> Color Scheme -> Color Scheme - Default -> Monokai Bright`) — MattDMo, May 06 '14 at 02:42

score 41 · Answer 1 · answered May 09 '16 at 15:41

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Menu > Sublime Text > Preferences > Settings - User> remove the line with `"color_scheme"`.

After saving the line was regenerated for me with a reference to a theme that actually exists.

answered May 09 '16 at 15:41

fguillen

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Cool. It Worked :) – Ahmad Sharif Mar 10 '18 at 14:53
easiest solution – Daniel Mar 22 '19 at 13:32
It was this simple. – Andres Ramos Mar 29 '19 at 15:58

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 24 '17 at 18:13

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You need to put the theme file inside Packages\Color Scheme - Default.sublime-package.

Open Color Scheme - Default.sublime-package with 7 zip (archive tool-you may use your favorite tool), and drag Monokai Gray.tmTheme into it. Then go to Sublime, and click Preferences -> Color Scheme and find Monokai Gray. When you choose the color scheme, it automatically updates the setting with this:

"color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/MonoKai Gray.tmTheme",

Note: I am using Sublime 3. I am not able to share my screen shot due to lack of reputation.

edited Oct 24 '17 at 18:13

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answered Aug 08 '14 at 11:52

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problem solved, thanks/btw, do you know how to solve this problem without drag [tmTheme] files into [Color Scheme - Default.sublime-package]? – Aug 08 '14 at 14:25
For me I did have it working, but all `js` files didn’t look right, turned out I needed to install `BetterJavascript` from package manager. – Kirk Strobeck Jan 07 '15 at 23:50

score 14 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 01 '17 at 05:14

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Sometimes, a couple of opened files ignores color schemes settings modifications, I had the same bug then ran this in the ST3 console :

[ v.settings().erase("color_scheme") for views in [ w.views() for w in sublime.windows() ] for v in views ]

This python code is pretty self explanatory.

With this, no need to close/re-open incriminated files for the bugs to go away.

Source

edited Nov 01 '17 at 05:14

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answered Jun 20 '16 at 03:39

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This solution solved my problem, while the approved answer did not solve it. Thank you so much!! – Alberto Nov 29 '20 at 13:10

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 29 '18 at 23:17

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This happened to me after installing Compare Side-By-Side. The error message specified that SBSCompareTheme.theme could not be found. I don't remember the exact sequence of events, but I remember that at some point, I uninstalled the plugin, and the error message kept appearing.

It turns out that the theme file was referenced in the Local/Session.sublime_session file (~/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Local/Session.sublime_session under OSX).

I edited that file by hand to remove any reference to the theme file, and the problem went away!

answered Mar 29 '18 at 23:17

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Thanks - this was my problem. – bluescrubbie Nov 14 '18 at 18:32
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It might be obvious, but make sure you open the file with nano or other text editor. Otherwise your changes won't be saved :) – jpruizs Dec 06 '18 at 10:08

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 24 '15 at 14:59

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I am using Sublime Text 3. I remove ColorHighlighter and it works.

answered Feb 24 '15 at 14:59

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score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 21 '19 at 09:02

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I had the same problem:

My issue was that some packages creates a syntax-specific *.sublime-settings file (Markdown.sublime-settings in my case).

The file is located in Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/User.

edited Feb 21 '19 at 09:02

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answered Feb 21 '19 at 07:40

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^This was the answer I needed. I removed a theme, and Sublime kept throwing that error (and I didn't want to reinstall the theme). – Jennings Feb 27 '19 at 18:59

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered May 05 '14 at 10:40

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This happens to me every now and then when my theme in use is being updated via Package Control. Try switching to a different theme, optionally remove and re-install Monokai Gray, then switch back to it.

answered May 05 '14 at 10:40

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 08:11

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I was having a similar issue with certain files/syntaxes after deleting a package (MarkdownEditing).

My issue was that some packages creates a syntax-specific *.sublime-settings file (Markdown.sublime-settings in my case). The file is location in Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/User.

This settings-file overwrites your color-scheme settings elsewhere. Removing it solved the issue.

answered Jun 29 '17 at 08:11

MadsNedergaard

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I just posted a similar answer on another SO post, I should've read further to find this! In my case, I broke my AppData directory in Win 10 using a GitHub fetch/merge. [Here's the link](https://stackoverflow.com/a/58042341/10059841) – Marian Minar Sep 21 '19 at 16:59

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Apr 05 '15 at 09:04

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That's easy! Click Preferences ->Setting-User

you'll find your "color_scheme" attribute is your error message. change it with a exist ".tmTheme" file.

answered Apr 05 '15 at 09:04

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Dara Rath · Answer 10 · 2017-12-15T15:19:49.637

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GO to Preferences->Browse Packages->User->open HTML.sublime-settings then remove the line with "color_scheme" and save it. if it doesn't work, just open PHP.sublime-settings instead of HTML.sublime-settings and do the same thing.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 15:19

answered Dec 15 '17 at 15:07

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 20:41

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Restart Sublime.

Sublime 3 here, worked for me after a restart.

answered Jan 16 '19 at 20:41

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 19 '16 at 13:42

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I was getting similar error for the package PlainTasks. By renaming the folder PlainTasks-master to PlainTasks and restarting Sublime resolved the issue.

answered Jul 19 '16 at 13:42

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Jun 04 '17 at 07:45

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Copy the source code of the .tmTheme file from Github.

Open your non-working .tmTheme file with Sublime text.

Paste contents, save and restart Sublime text.

answered Jun 04 '17 at 07:45

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score -1 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 26 '16 at 08:17

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delete the user and you can fined it in C:\Users\webduang\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages

answered Mar 26 '16 at 08:17

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score -1 · Answer 15 · answered Jun 25 '17 at 11:18

GO to Preference->package control->package control user setting and paste this code..

{
"always_show_minimap_viewport": true,
"bold_folder_labels": true,
"color_scheme": "Packages/Material Theme/schemes/Material-Theme.tmTheme",
"draw_minimap_border": true,
"draw_white_space": "selection",
"font_face": "Source Code Pro Medium",
"font_size": 13,
"ignored_packages":
[
    "Markdown",
    "Vintage"
],
"indent_guide_options":
[
    "draw_normal",
    "draw_active"
],
"line_padding_bottom": 3,
"line_padding_top": 3,
"material_theme_accent_orange": true,
"overlay_scroll_bars": 3,
"theme": "Default.sublime-theme",
"trim_trailing_white_space_on_save": true,
"word_wrap": false

}

Error loading colour scheme in Sublime Text 3

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