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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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Will keep that in mind.

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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Is anybody here still getting that issue (false "Location currently not available." message)?

If yes, are you still getting it with the version v15.80.0103 or later?

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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@admin

It just happened to me today. A folder on the Desktop. Did a clean install of Windows 10 x64 on my PC over the weekend. Then a fresh install of XYPlorer (no imported config). Version 16.20.0200

I am using Windows Defender and TinyWall firewall.

I tried to delete a folder from the desktop (not in XY, directly on the desktop) and Windows says it was in use. Then I navigated to the folder in XY to open and and I cant.

Relaunched XY and now I can go inside the folder without the error.

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Update 1: Happened again just now. (about 12 hours later than the above note)

1) Downloaded a zip file to my desktop in Chrome
2) Right clicked on the zip file (from desktop, outside of XYplorer) and extracted to a folder on desktop via WinRar
3) Double clicked the folder on the desktop and XYplorer opened it with the error below.

Is it possible this has to do with \Desktop instead of c:\users\[username]\...\Desktop?

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Update 2

Happened again. Downloaded a file to my desktop with FTP client. Double clicked the folder on the desktop and XYplorer opened it with the same error.

Went through the tree and here are the results. The text on the left is the path in XYPlorer's path bar

Desktop\folder - ERROR
[User Name]\Desktop\folder - ERROR
C:\Users\[User Name]\Desktop\folder - SUCCESS

Click back in tree to
[User Name]\Desktop\folder - SUCCESS

Click back in tree to
Desktop\folder - ERROR

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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Strange. No idea ATM.

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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I have a slightly similar issue: After I upload a file/folder via drag-drop on browser, then XY can't delete that item, until a XY restart or sometimes a OS restart. Didn't see this before. Could be some Windows 10 feature issue.

Maybe sometimes Windows fails to clear file handles after another app has used it, or sth like that. :whistle:
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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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I assume this is chaotic (not always reproducible). This is always a clear pointer to Windows. XY is never chaotic. :)

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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To help with this issue, do you think we could we get an option to redirect all Desktop location to load from c:\users\[username]\desktop instead of \Desktop for me accessing this way seems to solve the problem every time.

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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You can achieve this already now. Turn on Maxi Tree and turn off Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show Desktop folder.

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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But that only affects the tree list, not double click directly from desktop?

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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That might be. It's all I can do for now. I need to understand the conditions of this phenomenon before I can do more.

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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Is there anything I can do to help test/debug? I probably use XYPlorer for several hours per day :)

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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When it happens again try the location with SC exist:

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exist [path];

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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admin wrote:When it happens again try the location with SC exist:

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exist [path];
I pasted a folder on desktop (from past special) as folder structure XYplorer 16.80.0000

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Does "[path]" exist? 

ExistFile: False
ExistPath: False
ExistFolder: False
ExistItemFF: False
ExistPathFF: False
ExistPathOrFile: False
ExistPathOrFileShell: False
ExistIcon: False
IsNetworkLocation: False
GetItemType: 10
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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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[path] is just a placeholder for your location. You should do this:

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exist "Desktop\Downloads";

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Re: location unavailable though it's available

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admin wrote:[path] is just a placeholder for your location. You should do this:

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exist "Desktop\Downloads";
Oops :oops:
I repeated same steps and get same result
First copied download folder to desktop then deleted it and pasted it again but as folder structure

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Does "Desktop\Downloads" exist? 

ExistFile: False
ExistPath: False
ExistFolder: True
ExistItemFF: False
ExistPathFF: False
ExistPathOrFile: False
ExistPathOrFileShell: False
ExistIcon: False
IsNetworkLocation: False
GetItemType: 2
Owner: 
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