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Cannot open workspaces whose names have escaped characters on vscode.dev
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Description
- VSCode Version: both 1.115.0 on Web and on remote
- Local OS Version: Arch Linux with Firefox 149
- Remote OS Version: Arch Linux
- Remote Extension/Connection Type: Remote - Tunnels
- Logs: Not applicable, since the workspace fails before the extension loads
Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a folder with special escaped characters in the name, such as
mkdir ~/我能吞下玻璃\"而不伤身体 - Try to open this via tunnel in vscode.dev. You are being redirected to
https://vscode.dev/tunnel/hostname/home/username/%E6%88%91%E8%83%BD%E5%90%9E%E4%B8%8B%E7%8E%BB%E7%92%83%22%E8%80%8C%E4%B8%8D%E4%BC%A4%E8%BA%AB%E4%BD%93 - Be warned as 'Workspace does not exist'

Does this issue occur when you try this locally?: No, this is not able to do locally at all.
Does this issue occur when you try this locally and all extensions are disabled?: N/A
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