[Bug]: "A JavaScript error occurred in the main process" when Google Drive updated location

[rogerioth]

Describe the bug

While using the official macOS Google Drive app (as the storage of the snippet db), Google changed / moved the location of their directories, however, opening massCode doesn't allow for a change of location and user is kept in a error loop upon startup (not recoverable - clicking "Ok" does nothing, user is required to 'force quit' app).

Exception: Uncaught Exception: Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/Volumes/GoogleDrive/My Drive/Apps/massCode' at Object.mkdirSync (node:fs:1334:3) at Object.module.exports.makeDirSync (/Applications/massCode.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js:23:13) at Object.createFileSync (/Applications/massCode.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/ensure/file.js:59:45) at createDb (/Applications/massCode.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/main/services/db/

To reproduce

1. Store db.json on a folder in Google Drive
2. Open it's location with masscode (eg: <GoogleDriveRoot>/Apps/massCode/db.json) (location was actually: /Volumes/GoogleDrive/My Drive/Apps/massCode). Alternatively, can use a temporary USB drive location.
3. Google updated the drive location to (/Users//My Drive/Apps/massCode)
4. Previous location were unavailable, and the error above was displayed.
5. Removing the App and reinstalling it did not solve the issue
6. I had to manually 'rm -rf' the local persistence directory at (./Library/Application Support/massCode) in order to fix this.
7. An improved error dialog should be displayed, perhaps with the option to "open storage" elsewhere

Version

v3.4.1

OS

macOS Monterey 12.6

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[no-mans]

had the same issue

[dividedby-0]

Same issue here.

[efrancou]

Same on Windows using virtual drive. Unable to change it even uninstalling.

[Amitind]

On Windows update the new location in the file

C:\Users\**USERNAME**\AppData\Roaming\massCode\v2\preferences.json

new location of massCode

{
"storagePath": "I:\\massCode",
...
}