Default file manager stops working properly after a while

[alfi286]

Initially doing things in Windows that trigger XY to open a tab as the default file manager works fine - such as putting %appdata% in the Windows run dialog.

After a while of use though this stops working properly and instead XY just gets the focus and shows no tab for the thing opened.

Closing XY and attempting the operation again and things are ok again.

[admin]

After a while ...? Is time the factor? Or a certain number of tabs opened?

[alfi286]

Time seems to be the factor. It has just gone into the funny state again with only one tab open on the left and one on the right.

I am double clicking my different drives in 'This PC' and all it does is set focus across to XY. But no new tab is opened and neither existing tabs is the thing clicked.

Now, interestingly, closing XY and re-opening it multiple times does not fix the issue. But closing it and then double clicking a drive opens up XY with a new tab for the drive. And it continues to work after.

[alfi286]

The registry entries for the mechanism seem to be ok with 'XYplorer' set as the defalt action for 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell' and the command action set to "C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "%1"

Perhaps there is some difference between a fresh launch of XYplorer and whatever it does when it is already running?

[admin]

What are your settings here?

Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Open command line start path in new tab
Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Allow multiple instances
Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Open new instance always

[alfi286]

Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Open command line start path in new tab [OFF]
Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Allow multiple instances [ON]
Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Open new instance always [OFF]

[admin]

Can you give me a step-by-step way to reproduce the undesired behavior?

[alfi286]

Ok, it is currently in the broken state. So XY is running and has one tab open in the left panel and 2 in the right.

So

1. Double click 'This PC'. This is just a normal windows explorer Window.
2. Double click drive C

Focus switches to XY but no new tab is opened and none of the 3 existing tabs are the C drive.

[alfi286]

Turning on 'Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Open new instance always' opens a new instance with the expected tab.

But turning that back off goes back to not opening the tab.

[admin]

2. Double click drive C

Where do you double-click?

[alfi286]

I have attached a picture of where I double click.

2019-04-01 11_29_04-This PC.png

[admin]

In your current XYplorer instance run this through the address bar:

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showcommandfromotherinst;

When you now do your double-click a message should be shown in XYplorer... if yes, what is that message?

[Bruce_Dickinson]

Sorry to dredge up this old thread, but it describes my situation exactly. I sometimes have issues when I double-click a folder on my desktop (XYplorer is my default file manager). For some period of time, everything works as it should (in my case that means opening a new tab for the folder--or selecting the existing tab for it in the active pane). However, inevitably that functionality stops working and double-clicking a folder on my desktop merely activates XYplorer. The desired folder is not opened. In terms of correcting the issue, opening and closing XYplorer does not correct the behavior. However, closing XYplorer and trying to open a folder from my desktop does fix the issue for a while--maybe several hours or so.

To answer the troubleshooting questions posed before:

Open command line start path in new tab :: checked
Allow multiple instances :: unchecked
Open new instance always :: grayed out

As to showcommandfromotherinst; -- I tried this, but don't think I understand how to actually perform the diagnostic. I think I need a bit more detail on how to do it.

Many thanks for any light that can be shed.

v. 28.30.0100
Win 11 25H2
Screen scaleing: 225%

[Bruce_Dickinson]

I understand how to use showcommandfromotherinst now. When things next go wonky, I'll post the output.

[Bruce_Dickinson]

It went into the wonky state following a reboot (but I don't think this isn't always required). The showcommandfromotherinst command produced no output and no dialog box when attempting to open desktop folders. The running instance of XYplorer gets selected and that's the end of it. When XYplorer is in the functioning state and I try to open a desktop folder, showcommandfromotherinst produces output indicating the path that will be opened--and then a tab is in fact opened showing the contents of the desired directory.