FileException: '/X:' when using any way to browse directories

[LabordePierre]

Hi,

I have a big bug when I'm try to use any tool that need to browse the filesystem. I have this error at each time:

To reproduce (an exemple):

• Sources menu : code changes tool
• Click on "Directory" button
• Exception will appear

By go up in the stack I found this:

And I don't know why this not working, I don't need to access to N: because it is a network drive that I don't use.

My config:

• Pharo 13 latest (from this day)
• Pharo VM 10.3.8
• Windows 11 Pro

[LabordePierre]

A temporary fix is to go back in this step:

1 - Restart here 2 - Return "nil"

3 - Proceed

Waiting a loooooong time and the browser is opening.

[LabordePierre]

I think the long time is related to this https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/issues/18471

[LabordePierre]

"Save as" function of Pharo is concerned too.

[JMLF]

Can you share more details on how to reproduce ?

Are you on windows ?

Here is a fresh Pharo13 image :

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b5c9f946-717a-48ae-acc4-bdc851878c0a

[LabordePierre]

Hi @JMLF, I have found the source of my problem (but need to be managed). Yes I'm on Windows (I will complete my ticket).

I have a network drive which have a connexion problem on my Windows explorer:

Probably a problem from my enterprise network. I think if Windows can display the drive in the explorer without freeze, we can do that in Pharo too :) and this is when we try to open browse it there is a freeze, or actually the freeze is before showing the pharo browse, when pharo try to read the content of this not working drive (and a file exception, wich is in fact a networt timeout).