FVS pattern doesn't work on all drives.

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FVS pattern doesn't work on all drives.

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I wanted to use the FVS pattern "?:\Something\" to change the view of folder "Something" on all drives but it doesn't work for all but one.

I have C and D drives fixed and USB drive J, with folder "Something" in the root. I create the FVS for C:\Something\ (the view is changed from details to list), then I change the pattern to ?:\Something\. Only D:\Something shows the folder in list view, C and J are not affected.

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Re: FVS pattern doesn't work on all drives.

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In "?:\" the ? is replaced by XYplorer's home drive.

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Re: FVS pattern doesn't work on all drives.

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Ah, yes, Thanks. The help text misled me completely. It says: "You may use wildcards * and ?, and multiple patterns..." and the question mark wildcard generally is for substituting one character. Anyway, the "*:\Something\" works well.

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Re: FVS pattern doesn't work on all drives.

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admin wrote: 13 Nov 2021 15:17 In "?:\" the ? is replaced by XYplorer's home drive.
I must admit I find this quite unexpected in this context. :eh: Maybe I should make it behave like a normal wildcard pattern?

Well, it's in the Help since ages, so be it.

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