BUG: Explorer Plugin Cannot Save Network Path Root to Quick Access Links

[EnigmaSolved]

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Problem Description

When in the Explorer Plugin, and trying to add a directory to Quick Access Links (or also applies to "Index Search Excluded Paths"), if I browse to a local root drive directory (eg, F drive) I can add "F:", but if I try to add the root directory of a network path (eg, "\NAS_ROOT" I get the following error: You can't open this location using this program. Please try a different location.

It does work fine if the network drive is mapped to a drive letter, but I have need of being able to use the network path (and the error occurs both with HOSTNAME and IP Address).

To Reproduce

1. Open Explorer Plugin
2. Go to Quick Access Links (or Index Search Excluded Paths)
3. Add
4. Browse to a network path (eg, \NAS_ROOT)
5. Select Folder
6. Encounter error: You can't open this location using this program. Please try a different location.

Screenshots

Flow Launcher Version

1.17.1

Windows Build Number

10.0.19045.3930

Error Log

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[EnigmaSolved]

I have been able to successfully add my \NAS_ROOT path to the Settings.json file (a la "Path": "\\\\NAS_ROOT") and it does work correctly for then allowing me to call that path via Flow Launcher and launch it via Explorer. The only thing is that it does not get a proper icon:

Does anyone know where/how the icons originate that get displayed in Flow Launcher? In the near term I don't mind manually updating a reference of some kind so that proper icon shows up, but I am not sure where to look....

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[EnigmaSolved]

Just bumping this to keep it open. Would still love to see this fixed eventually (including displaying a proper icon). :)

Edit: Looks like there's no way for me to reopen this?

[VictoriousRaptor]

I can see this icon of a share folder. Could you check your log again to see if if contains any info?

[EnigmaSolved]

I can see this icon of a share folder. Could you check your log again to see if if contains any info?

Is that for \NAS_ROOT, though? I am able to add paths like \NAS_ROOT\SharedFolder and have the correct icon appear, but I get an error if I try to add \NAS_ROOT and so can only add it manually via the Settings file, and then I do not get the proper icon (which technically in Windows would not be a shared folder icon, but instead some kind of device icon). Does that clarify things? Thanks much for having a look into this (and for reopening it)!

[jjw24]

I can reproduce the issue by trying to add the network root path to Quick Access Links, but at a glance not sure where exactly is causing this error. I am guessing maybe it's the windows dialog window component we are using.

[EnigmaSolved]

I can reproduce the issue by trying to add the network root path to Quick Access Links, but at a glance not sure where exactly is causing this error. I am guessing maybe it's the windows dialog window component we are using.

Thanks for checking and confirming!