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The activity log and the actual behavior are inconsistent when deleting one folder which contains <no name> path
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Description
Storage Explorer Version: 1.22.0-dev
Build Number: 20211020.2
Branch: hotfix/1.21.3
Platform/OS: Windows 10/Linux Ubuntu 18.04/MacOS Big Sur 11.6
Architecture: ia32\x64
How Found: Exploratory testing
Regression From: Not a regression
Steps to Reproduce
- Expand one non-ADLS Gen2 storage account -> Blob Containers.
- Create a blob container -> Create a folder with the default name.
- Click 'Upload -> Upload Files...' -> Select one file -> Type a '/' next to the destination directory.
- Click 'Upload' -> Back to the root -> Delete the folder.
- Check whether the activity log and the delete result are consistent.
Expected Experience
The activity log and the delete result are consistent.
Actual Experience
- Display '1 completed' in the activity log.
- The folder still displays in the editor.

Additional Context
This issue has nothing to do with soft delete policy.
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Research direction
Reproduce the scenario in Azure Storage Explorer using a non-ADLS Gen2 blob container, a default-named folder, and an uploaded file whose destination includes '/'. Compare the delete result, activity log, and editor after deleting the folder; done means these consistently show whether the folder was deleted.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100