iamjohnrobinson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:05 am
Thank you for your reply. To answer your questions:
1. I closed the lid on my laptop, went to bed, and the next day when I started using LMMS, I noticed the issue. According to my laptop history, Windows installed a Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.85 and a Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus the night of January 12.
2. I did close down all programs, powered off the laptop, and booted it up again (more than once). Issue is still happening.
3. Recently opened projects list is complete.
4. Other sidebar options: "My Projects," "My Samples," and "My Presets" all appear to be complete and the links are working (I tested several but didn't open them all). The "My Home" tab is only showing 18 folders (there are many more) that exist on my laptop, including the one where I've loaded some vocal tracks to be imported into LMMS. Even when I copy them into a folder that IS showing in the list, the files are invisible in the LMMS sidebar. And, as mentioned, the LMMS folder no longer appears there.
The only thing i can think of, is that windows does not trust LMMS.
We have that issue, because LMMS is not signed wit Microsoft. (Cost a fortune...) Sometimes we have users that cant install at all, because windows distrust LMMS on the security setting chosen by that user. What i imagine happens here, is that some of the folders you cant access, has been set to a security level, that dont trust LMMS. that would be part of the security-update you had. You should then manually, find the security settings for the folders in question, and there in the advanced property settings, set LMMS as a App, that is allowed to read/ write in the folder. That is a hazzle..... And on top of that, it may make 'other' things go haywire...
( have had a lot of 'fun' with security settings, because i run batch-scripts where each need trusted access... And windows just dont want to play ball -resulting in popups like the one here....
3 guesses allowed for whom my
IT-Administrator could be........ )
So...
What i think is -Why do you want to use folders in that special location?
Your LMMS domain is in USERNAME. Why cant you use
that as directory for the files?
I checked my own 'my home', and it is not a directory i would use for anything related to LMMS. There are several dot-folders indicating that it is a domain used by programs -In fact, i think we ought to remove that shortcut from LMMS..