The "WSL" section is not showing
See original GitHub issueExplain the bug The WSL section on the sidebar, is not showing, meaning we canβt access WSL folders.
This also includes placing the absolute address for WSL folders in the adress bar, for example: \\wsl.localhost\openSUSE-Tumbleweed
shows:
To reproduce
- Install a WSL Distro
- Try to browse it in files
Expected behaviour It should show the WSL folders and allow accessing them and manipulating them
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System Information
- OS Version: Windows Version 21H2 OS Build 22000.71
- App Version: 1.9
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Reactions:6
- Comments:24 (11 by maintainers)
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On Discord it was also reported that the problem is fixed on newer windows 11 builds.
Thats right:![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/38844659/126844881-dc038dae-8c33-48ca-ae32-272905e3038e.png)
And thats right too:![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/38844659/126844902-80c82fdc-2ca5-4570-8752-c6f653e9ae73.png)