scratchfoundation / scratchfoundation/scratch-desktop
Can't save to any drive other than c:\ on Windows
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Description
Expected Behavior
If you choose a different drive to save to, such as a second hard drive or a usb drive, it should save successfully.
Actual Behavior
If you choose anything other than a location on the c:\ drive it will fail to save and throw an error.
Steps to Reproduce
On Windows, connect to a usb thumb drive or external hard drive
Create or open a project
Choose File > Save to your computer
In the file browser that opens up, navigate to the usb drive and try to save it.
Note: an error appears (see screenshot above) that says
Save failed:
D:[file name].sb3
EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'D:'
Operating System and Browser
Windows 10. Can not reproduce on Mac.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the save flow on Windows 10 with a USB or external drive, following the listed File > Save steps and capturing the EPERM mkdir error. Trace the desktop application's save-to-computer path to find why it attempts to create a directory at the drive root. Done means projects save successfully to non-C: drives without regressing saves on C: or macOS.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100