Azurestorageexplorer: Azure Storage Explorer Stuck at loading when installed with scoop

Created on 6 Aug 2020 · 2Comments · Source: microsoft/AzureStorageExplorer

Storage Explorer Version: 1.14.2
Build Number: 20200715.2
Platform/OS: Windows 10
Architecture: ia32
Regression From: -

Bug Description

Azure Storage Explorer loads forever. Easy to reproduce this one.

Steps to Reproduce

Install scoop.
scoop install storageexplorer

Expected Experience

The app should start, when running from: C:\Users\username\scoop\apps\storageexplorer\current\StorageExplorer.exe
(This is where the Start Menu shortcut points to)

It however does work when started from C:\Users\username\scoop\apps\storageexplorer\1.14.2\StorageExplorer.exe instead.
See: https://github.com/microsoft/AzureStorageExplorer/issues/578#issuecomment-663035885

Actual Experience

The app is stuck at:

bug merged

Source

gldraphael

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Most helpful comment

Hey @gldraphael, I just looked into this and I think the root cause is that the .exe is being launched from a folder which is a symlink on Windows. This scenario broke because of a fix we made for a security issue. We'll look into seeing how we can fix this side effect though.

MRayermannMSFT on 6 Aug 2020

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MRayermannMSFT on 6 Aug 2020

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We have merged a fix for this issue for our 1.15.0 release. Unfortunately we don't manage the Storage Explorer bits on scoop so you may need to wait for someone to upload it so you can upgrade.