startx fails

[BOOM! HEADSHOT]

returns xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/pi/.Xauthority ”

I think this happened because I shut down pulling out the cord

I know there are a lot of topics but can anyone explain this to me step for step, every single step because I'm a complete noob, please...

[DirkS]

IIRC you can delete /home/pi/.Xauthority and the problem should be solved...
So after you log use the command

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rm .Xauthority

Gr.
Dirk.

[BOOM! HEADSHOT]

IIRC you can delete /home/pi/.Xauthority and the problem should be solved...
So after you log use the command

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rm .Xauthority

Gr.
Dirk.

How do I use the command, is there a prefix?

[DirkS]

How do I use the command, is there a prefix?

what do you mean by prefix?

Because you use 'startx' I assumed you logged in to a command line. This would (when using user pi) get you to directory '/home/pi'.
From there the command I give should be sufficient to get the auth file deleted, but you can always use the full path.

Gr.
Dirk.