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[Bug]: Desktop client doesn't sync after unlocking a password protected drive

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- [x] This is a **bug**, not a question or a configuration issue.
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### Bug description

I notice that since a few versions, desktop client doesn't sync properly after unlocking a password protected drive (for example, after unlocking a password protected WD USB disk) which appears to be locked when Win10 boots up.

Other password-unprotected folders and disks are regularly syncing, instead.

In order to solve the issue I have to exit and restarting the client and everything runs fine.

I'm sure that, in the past (can't say when), when I noticed that a password-protected folder wasn't synced, simply unlocking that folder was enough in order for the client to automatically sync it, no need to force a resync or to restart the client.

Nextcloud Client desktop 3.15.3 running on Windows 10 pro syncing a NextcloudPI service.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Wait for Win10 boot and Nextclud client to be fully functional
2. Verify proper syncing of folders while a password-protected folder is still locked
3. Unlock the password-protected folder
4. Verify proper syncing of the unlocked password-protected folder
...

### Expected behavior

I expect to experience the previous and usual behaviour (automatic sync of folders unlocked after Nextcloud client start)

### Which files are affected by this bug

password-protected folders in external USB disks

### Operating system

Windows

### Which version of the operating system you are running.

Windows 10

### Package

Official Windows MSI

### Nextcloud Server version

NextCloudPi 28.0.14

### Nextcloud Desktop Client version

3.15.3

### Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Updated from a minor version (ex. 3.4.2 to 3.4.4)

### Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Disabled

### Are you using an external user-backend?

- [x] Default internal user-backend
- [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory
- [ ] SSO - SAML
- [ ] Other

### Nextcloud Server logs

```shell

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### Additional info

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bc62aad4-7c56-4d05-91d3-4f815acf4b9a)

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