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Rendering: ERROR: The directory name is invalid

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Since Apr 21, 2023.

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Description

Bug description

Hi,

I have a multi page quarto website, with a index.qmd and multiple linked chapters in a chapters folder.

When I try and render the index.qmd it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't with the error:

ERROR: The directory name is invalid. (os error 267), readdir 'C:<address>\index_files\desktop.ini' for path "C:<address>\index_files\desktop.ini"

It was the case that the folder index_files persisted from a previous attempt to render the site, and deleting it would let the site render, but that's not working now

  • Windows 10 Home
  • RStudio 2022.12.0 Build 353

I have google drive running and thought it might be that locking the index_files folder to stop it deleting. I've tried to find this issue raised elsewhere, but haven;t had any luck. Annoyingly it;s very hard to reproduce, but does occur on the same project being run on both my laptop and desktop

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  • Please include a minimal, fully reproducible example in a single .qmd file? Please provide the whole file rather than the snippet you believe is causing the issue.
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