NullReferenceException and empty Build Profiles window when BuildProfileContext.asset contains invalid script reference

Unity: Build Settings Window

Fixed

6.6.X

6000.6.0a2

6.5.X

6000.5.0b2

6.4.X

6000.4.2f1

6.3.X

6000.3.13f1

6.0.X

6000.0.73f1

Steps to reproduce:

Create a new unity project
Open Build Profile Window
Add a new Build Profile (Library/BuildProfileContext.asset should be created)
Close the Editor
Open Library/BuildProfileContext.asset and change the m_Script field from the valid built in reference to any invalid one, e.g.
m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, type: 3}
Save the file and reopen the Editor
Open Window > Build Profiles

Actual results: Console errors and classic platforms list and user-created profiles list are both empty

Expected results: The Build Profiles window should open normally with all platforms and profiles present.

Reproducible with versions: 6000.0.60f1, 6000.6.0a1

Tested on (OS): MacOS

BuildProfileContext asset exists but could not be loaded.
UnityEditor.EditorApplication:Internal_CallGlobalEventHandler () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Editor/Mono/EditorApplication.cs:570)

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UnityEditor.Build.Profile.BuildProfileContext.CreateOrLoad () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Editor/Mono/BuildProfile/BuildProfileContext.cs:746)
UnityEditor.Build.Profile.BuildProfileContext.get_instance () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Editor/Mono/BuildProfile/BuildProfileContext.cs:206)
UnityEditor.Build.Profile.Handlers.BuildProfileDataSource..ctor (UnityEditor.Build.Profile.BuildProfileWindow window) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/BuildProfileEditor/Handlers/BuildProfileDataSource.cs:20)
UnityEditor.Build.Profile.BuildProfileWindow.CreateGUI () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/BuildProfileEditor/BuildProfileWindow.cs:170)
System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Reflection.BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) (at <3eb0070ec3184acfa9cdfc9616bb21ab>:0)
Rethrow as TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Reflection.BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) (at <3eb0070ec3184acfa9cdfc9616bb21ab>:0)
System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Object[] parameters) (at <3eb0070ec3184acfa9cdfc9616bb21ab>:0)
UnityEditor.UIElements.DefaultEditorWindowBackend.Invoke (System.String methodName) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElementsEditor/WindowBackends/DefaultEditorWindowBackend.cs:387)
UnityEditor.EditorApplication:Internal_CallGlobalEventHandler() (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Editor/Mono/EditorApplication.cs:570)

Notes:

Workaround: delete Library/BuildProfileContext.asset and reopen the Editor.
I could not reproduce organically. The repro above manually corrupts the asset file to trigger the code path. But there are multiple reports of this occurring naturally in our Discussions forums
https://discussions.unity.com/t/my-build-profile-no-longer-shows-up/1619616

NullReferenceException and empty Build Profiles window when BuildProfileContext.asset contains invalid script reference

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