Grails 2.5.6: Auto-reload not working when project resides in a folder with spaces in path

If I am editting a grails application on my local machine while the app is running, and I make a change to the code, then 'save all', the change is recognised by the running app and all works well.

However, if the application resides on my local machine in a path that includes spaces - i.e. `c:\my files\grailsApplication` then if I make changes to the app while its running, the changes don't get recognised and I have to restart the application.

Is this a know bug? Is there a fix?

I use the ‘out of the box’ Grails run config, so the command line is run-app.

I am seeing this problem when running version 2023.2.5

## Steps to reproduce

I have attached a zip file with a very basic grails application. If I save this on my local disk at c:\grails\TestGrailsApp it runs fine, and I can click the mycontroller link on the home page and it runs the default action, which is to display the string ‘Displayme’.

If I change the string (‘Displayme’) in my mycontroller, and then save all, and refresh the mycontroller page, the change I made to the controller string is reflected in the display. I.e. the app has reloaded ok.

But if I copy this app to c:\Grails Test\TestGrailsapp and do the same test, the display doesn’t reflect the change that I have made in the controller code. i.e. it hasn’t reloaded. I have to restart the app to see the change.

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*Imported from [IDEA-339943](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-339943) · Type: Bug · Votes: 0*
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Start by reproducing the reload behavior with the out-of-the-box run-app configuration, first under c:\grails\TestGrailsApp and then under c:\Grails Test\TestGrailsapp. Trace the run-app and auto-reload handling for paths containing spaces; done means edits to mycontroller are reflected after saving without restarting the application.

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