Windows explorer hangs during file modifications in private folder
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Description
Keybase GUI Version: 1.0.16-20160713110836+a1c00b3
When attempting to extract from zip to the private folder explorer will hang and crash.
Renaming a file in the private folder also causes this to occur.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the problem with Keybase GUI version 1.0.16-20160713110836+a1c00b3 on Windows: extract a ZIP into a private folder and rename a file there. Trace the file-modification path and determine why Explorer hangs or crashes; done means both operations complete without Explorer hanging.
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- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100