Error: canonicalizing path

[shujaat-github]

Environment

• Windows version: Microsoft Windows 11 x64
• Processor architecture: Intel Core i7
• Dokany version: 2.0.5.1000
• Library type (Dokany/FUSE): Dokany

Check List

• [x] I checked my issue doesn't exist yet
• [x] My issue is valid with mirror default sample and not specific to my user-mode driver implementation
• [x] I can always reproduce the issue with the provided description below.
• [x] I have updated Dokany to the latest version and have reboot my computer after.
• [x] I tested one of the last snapshot from appveyor CI

Description

When using Mirror sample I get warning & error while creating and compiling a rust-lang hello world application in the DOKAN mounted drive (in my case drive letter is U).

When I use any other normal drive I don't get such warning and error.

I have Rust V1.63.0, using Visual Studio Code V1.71.2 on Windows 11, and I use rust-analyzer extension for VS Code if that can help in Debugging.

Warning

warning: could not canonicalize path: 'U:\'

Error

error canonicalizing path `U:\sample_project\target\debug\incremental\sample_project-a5l8xa3t1bei`: The system cannot find the file specified. (os error 2)

[shujaat-github]

Apart from Rust issue , both Dokany and EncFSy has been tested to work flawlessly as it can be seen in this report.

[Liryna]

Hi @shujaat-github , can you share the command line you used to run the mirror ? Have you tried with the option /o ?

[shujaat-github]

Hi @Liryna, with /o option no warning or error is shown and the project compiles and runs perfectly. Previously I used this command line to run the mirror:

mirror.exe /r C:\Dokany_Mirror_Test /l U

Now I use this command line to run the mirror:

mirror.exe /r C:\Dokany_Mirror_Test /l U /o

Although mirror works perfectly with the option /o but I don't want the Recycle Bin feature as in case of EncFSy some confidential data may end up in the recycle bin. Is it possible to turn off Recycle Bin feature even when using /o option?

[shujaat-github]

@Liryna I may be wrong about security issues if I enable mount manager using /o option. I would love to hear some comments in this regard from you.

I wonder why mirror doesn't work properly when we don't use /o option. It would have been nice if mirror worked without this option.

[Liryna]

I might be wrong but this can be configured per drive in the recycle bin setting. There might be a way to do it programmatically? FYI the recycle bin is in the virtual drive. If encFSy encrypt this part, it should be fine.

Otherwise a better option is to make encFSy to detect the move to recycle bin and directly delete the files instead and return a file not found error.

I also think it could just deny to create the recycle bin hierarchy in the virtual drive which should make the system inform it is a permanent delete instead of move?

[shujaat-github]

@Liryna Can you please see if it is possible to fix the canonicalizing path issue without the /o option ?

@Liryna I appreciate the suggestions you provided. I will definitely check them out.

Apart from this issue, I would greatly appreciate your time if you would please look at this issue as well.

[Liryna]

This is unfortunately not possible. The option register the drive to the mount manager and the API that was failing use the mount manager database to gather the drive information.

[shujaat-github]

This is unfortunately not possible. The option register the drive to the mount manager and the API that was failing use the mount manager database to gather the drive information.

This concludes the issue very well. I'm much thankful for your time.

[Liryna]

Glad I was able to help you!