NOT able to find my old projects after installing github - copilot
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Active
- Domain
- desktop
Research direction
The issue reports missing projects after installing the GitHub Copilot desktop app on Windows. Start by checking the app's project indexing logic and local storage paths, particularly around /mywork. Look for logs or configuration files that track discovered repositories. Verify the app's permissions and any migration steps from a previous installation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
NOT able to find my old projects after installing github - copilot
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| App version | 1.1.23 |
| OS | Windows 10.0.26200 |
| Theme | GitHub |
| Path | /mywork |
| Tenure | Day 1 |
- Dominant language
- No language data
- Stars
- 2.1k
- Forks
- 157
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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