TestStand persisted data (like a watch window data) could be a reason behind such aborts or stopping of sequence unexpectedly. In my case, I tried to check function AbortAll() in the watch window and ran into an infinite loop of aborts whenever I try to pause the sequence. To add more trouble, it didn’t allow me to delete it as Watch View becomes inaccessible (see greyed out below) after sequence aborts.
![In this case, the sequence stops/aborts soon after a breakpoint is reached to pause the sequence as the watch window is then executing the AbortAll() function which is called in the watch window.](https://i0.wp.com/digiajay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image.png?resize=640%2C409&ssl=1)
To overcome this issue, the Watch expressions are persisted in the TS common app data can be edited in a simple text editor. Open TeststandPersistedOptions.opt found in below path in a notepad and remove the section as highlighted in following screenshot.
C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\TestStand 2021 (32-bit)\Cfg\TeststandPersistedOptions.opt![Section in which the troubling persisted data needs to be removed.](https://i0.wp.com/digiajay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-1.png?resize=640%2C438&ssl=1)
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