Icons not loaded for pathes without drive-Letter since 23.90.0403 [fixed in 24.00.0103]
Posted: 28 Jan 2023 07:31
Since Version 23.90.0403 Icons are not loaded when the path used to access them is an absolute path without driveletter (e.g.
I use this a lot, normally they should(?) refer to the drive where XYplorer is located I think (so in the example above just the
I use this because it works also on network-shares in default windows explorer as well if the icons-folder is included in the root of the share (which can easly be done with a hidden junction to the main icons-folder).
This was working till Version 23.90.0402.
Tested on my Win7 and Win10 machine. (the issue still applies in 24.00.0102)
Interestingly using this kind of path in a desktop.ini-File for the icon still works (but this might be the shell in charge here).
I seems that this applies all over the place, here are just some places where I noticed it first:
CTB, CFI, Scripting Menus, Filelist (when located to a diveless-path e.g.
Here is what it looks on the complete path: In the older versions navigating to
\.icons\0.ico)I use this a lot, normally they should(?) refer to the drive where XYplorer is located I think (so in the example above just the
C: would be added and C:\.icons\0.ico should be used).I use this because it works also on network-shares in default windows explorer as well if the icons-folder is included in the root of the share (which can easly be done with a hidden junction to the main icons-folder).
This was working till Version 23.90.0402.
Tested on my Win7 and Win10 machine. (the issue still applies in 24.00.0102)
Interestingly using this kind of path in a desktop.ini-File for the icon still works (but this might be the shell in charge here).
I seems that this applies all over the place, here are just some places where I noticed it first:
CTB, CFI, Scripting Menus, Filelist (when located to a diveless-path e.g.
\.icons\)
As you can see in the screenshot above even the right-click-menu is not the default anymore if you naviagted a driveless path.Here is what it looks on the complete path: In the older versions navigating to
\.icons\ just redirected me to C:\.icons\ (the location in the addressbar changed). This stopped in this release. Maybe thats the catch. I noticed something with OneDrive in the changelog, maybe it has something to do with it.