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fman is unable to navigate to the users folder on a german Windows computer

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Description

If i try to navigate to the Windows users folder or another folder inside the users folder using the Go-to-command, fman finds and displays the folder as a target, but is unable to navigate to it. I assume that it has something to do with the german translation of the users folder, which is internally done by Windows respectively fman. The folder is then displayed as "Benutzer" and can't be used as a path for navigation. If I change the text "Benutzer" to back "Users" the navigation again works.

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Start by reproducing the Go-to-command failure for the Windows Users folder on a German Windows setup. Inspect how the displayed “Benutzer” name is handled separately from the underlying “Users” path. Done when navigation works for Users and folders beneath it without manually renaming the target.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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