apache / apache/netbeans

Updating from NetBeans 17 to 28 gives me a problem

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 28

### What happened

I have about 70 java project in my "/Users/piv 1/Documents/NetBeansProjects".
I can se all projects in NetBeans 17.
After trying to switch to NetBeans28, I can only see 2 java projects.

Can the "piv " in projects file path be the problem?

I am using a Mac with the folowing config:

Apache Maven 3.9.11 (3e54c93a704957b63ee3494413a2b544fd3d825b)
Maven home: /Users/piv/apache-maven-3.9.11
Java version: 25.0.1, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-25.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: sv_SE, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "11.7.10", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

### Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component

Java Maven application project

### How to reproduce

Just start Netbeans 28 pointing to a Jave NetBeans 17 project directory

### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

Apache NetBeans 24 or earlier

### Operating System

OS name: "mac os x", version: "11.7.10", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

### JDK

Java version: 25.0.1, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-25.jdk/Contents/Home

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Community provided installer

### Anything else

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the project discovery behavior in NetBeans 28 with the Java Maven projects directory described in the report, then compare it with NetBeans 17 or 24. Check whether the path containing “piv ” affects discovery; done means identifying the cause and restoring visibility of the missing projects.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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