# Particle-dev serial console error

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/particle-dev-serial-console-error/28986>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 29, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-dev-serial-console-error/28986 "2017-01-29T21:38:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dkryder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/dkryder/32/20382_2.png) [@dkryder](https://community.particle.io/u/dkryder)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-dev-serial-console-error/28986/1 "2017-01-29T21:38:48Z")

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hello, since updating to the new particle dev i have been getting this error when attempting to connect to either of my 2 electrons. i don’t understand the reference to different atom builds, one supposedly locally installed since the only time i use atom is in using particle-dev. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/2X/7/787f2909a35e79ba88e2583c2ecb8d67f3960298.PNG)

edit::if it means anything i found an old copy of atom.exe during a search of c drive and it is associated with squirrel.exe which is linked to particle-dev in it’s install log

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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-dev-serial-console-error/28986/2 "2017-01-30T06:53:08Z")

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If you previously had installed Dev via the (now gone) installer, you may find a `ParticleDev` folder under `Program Files` or `Program Files (x86)`.  
In order to move on to the most recent version of Dev, just can replace the whole folder with the new one.

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**Author:** ![dkryder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/dkryder/32/20382_2.png) [@dkryder](https://community.particle.io/u/dkryder)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-dev-serial-console-error/28986/3 "2017-01-30T18:13:11Z")

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ScruffR, thanks for the reply. i did not remember that Dev used to be installed. i did a c dive search via windows explorer search and all i found was the one i mentioned. but i looked and no Dev folders.i guess i’ll use putty to connect, that works.