microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit

gvfs mount fails after changing the repo drive letter

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Description

Customer report-

After changing the drive letter of my disk partition where my Git+GVFS repo is located, GVFS continues to look for the .gvfsCache folder under my old drive letter. Is there a way to reconfigure it?

In the following snippet, Z: is my new drive letter, and D: the old.

Z:\git\Substrate\src>gvfs mount
Authenticating...Succeeded
Querying remote for config...Succeeded
Configured cache server: User Defined (https://ossgvfs.redmond.corp.microsoft.com/ee6fb219f8924d029e965c16fe59c175)
Failed to create local cache: D:.gvfsCache

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Research direction

Start by reproducing gvfs mount after changing the repository drive letter and trace how the local cache path is selected. Verify whether the old drive letter is stored or derived during mounting. Done means mounting uses the current drive letter or provides a supported way to reconfigure the cache location.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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