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Bug: Don't select items that are created externally

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#14,011 opened on Nov 21, 2023

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Description

Description

I've mainly encountered this with Minecraft servers trying to save the world and failing because Files has select the level.dat file used when made outside of Files, the terminal will report that the file was in use. I've also had this happen with Visual Studio sometimes making a temp file instead. The preview pane isn't open.

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Download Minecraft sever (https://papermc.io/downloads/all)
  2. Start server in terminal (java -jar .jar)
  3. Open world folder
  4. Select level.dat
  5. Wait a bit
  6. See in console failed to rename, file in use error.

Requirements

  • Don't select the file if made outside of files.

Files Version

3.0.9.0

Windows Version

10.0.22621.2506

Log File

debug.log

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate why selecting a file that is being used by another process causes a lock conflict. Check if the app tries to read the file for preview or thumbnail generation when selected. Consider implementing a check to avoid locking files created by external processes.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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