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MTP folders not detected / shown as invalid

Open JITivT opened this issue 4 years ago • 1 comments

Describe the bug An external drive (in this case a mobiles sdcard) connected via MTP is not shown in dupeguru's folder selection window. If the a folder on the MTP mouted drive is input manually to the dupeguru folder selection window, an error message is shown saying the "The folder name is not valid"

To Reproduce

  1. Open the "add folder to scanning list" window
  2. Try to browse MTP mounted drive (it will not be shown)
  3. Add MTP folder location manually to "add folder to scanning list" window address bar
  4. See error

Expected behavior User allowed to select a folder that is stored on an MTP mounted drive

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Version: 1909 Build 18363.900

Additional context No option to select/mount the phone sdcard as "USB mass storage device" so that avenue as a workaround is not possible.

dupeguru missing MTP drive

Manual input of folder dupeguru MTP folder location

dupeguru Error Message

JITivT avatar Jul 11 '20 13:07 JITivT

Just to say, I experienced this too. Ironically, dupeguru can view MTP folders quite easily from the File > Load Directories screen (to load *.dupegurudirs files)

traycerb avatar Feb 26 '22 19:02 traycerb