LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

Your workspace is set to 'x'. Lua language server refused to load this dir.

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Description

### How are you using the lua-language-server?

NeoVim

### Which OS are you using?

Windows

### What is the issue affecting?

Other

### Expected Behaviour

For this error not to occur, everything else is working just fine.

### Actual Behaviour

```
LSP[lua_ls] Your workspace is set to `C:\Users\waffle`. Lua language server refused to load this directory. Please check your configuration.[learn more here](https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server/wiki/FAQ#why-is-the-server-scanning-the-wrong-folder)
```
error is occuring even though the LSP works just fine and has been working for years prior to this with the exact same setup with no problems. Not sure what happened here but this error comes up, I remove it and everything is back working like normal. Only happens in the home dir.

### Reproduction steps

1. Install neovim and luals, open neovim from home path and this error comes up.

### Additional Notes

_No response_

### Log File

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Contributor guide

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows by launching Neovim from C:\Users\waffle with lua-language-server active, then compare the reported workspace behavior with the linked FAQ. Trace how the workspace root is selected for the home directory and verify that the warning no longer appears while language-server functionality remains intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua, neovim
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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