Unable to delete Folder from Navigator if folder indexing was interrupted
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It looks like if you quit nvUltra while trying to index a very large folder that folder gets "stranded" in the Navigator and can't be opened or deleted.
I tried to open my user home directory in nvUltra just to see what would happen (probably not a good idea), indexing was very slow and CPU usage was very high.
Instead of allowing the indexing to finish I quit nvUltra. After re-launching, the home folder is showing up in the Folder navigator but clicking it does not open the folder in nvUltra.
More importantly, I can't delete this folder from the navigator. When I right click and select "Remove folder from Navigator" it does not remove the folder.
Any thoughts?
Ps. Thanks for the great work Fletcher and Brett!!!
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Yes. Opening your home directory in nvUltra may not be the best idea, but it does work (depending on your CPU and the size of your home directory. I happened to be experimenting with a fresh install of 10.15 on a separate drive, so it indexed relatively quickly.) . You probably just need to give it a lot more time to reindex if you insist on trying to open the file.
There is a lot of opportunity to screw something up by doing this, so it is definitely NOT recommended.... ;)
That said, there is an edge case in the navigator if you open the home directory (and actually other user directories). That part is fixed for the next release and allows you to delete the undesired folder.
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PS> Thanks for pointing this out!
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Yes I agree it was not a good idea and I'm definitely not interested in keeping my home folder indexed. I'm not even sure why I did it, I was just curious ;)
I will keep my eye out for the next release so I can delete the folder from the Navigator. Thanks for the heads up!
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