Random beginner-question: Folders disappear

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By pferft

Hi everyone,

I have all kinds of folders in the editor’s FileSystem, some with sub-folders. Adding a new sub-folder via right-click: New Folder makes all the earlier ones disappear! Why? Where do they go? How can I get them back?

What OS and what version of Godot? I don’t see the reported issue when using Windows 10 and 3.2.1 stable (for example)…

jgodfrey | 2020-10-20 15:02

That’s 3.2.1 stable on Windows 10.
And after restarting it works again… sorry for the fuss, let’s hope that was an exception : )

By the way, you don’t happen to know how I could paste a folder with a complete project into another project (in Windows) while keeping its inherent dependencies? The FileSystem updates them but they always loose their functionality.

EDIT:
Well, it appears that the issue keeps occurring every now and then, especially when trying to “import” other projects. I’ll address this in a separate question.

pferft | 2020-10-20 15:29

I just had the same. Copying a folder structure in Godot seems to cause this. When I create the folder first it alleviates some of the problems but not all (indeed as you mention they sometimes still disappear).

takje | 2020-11-15 02:46

I just had the same. Copying a folder structure in Godot seems to cause this. When I create the folder first it alleviates some of the problems but not all (indeed as you mention they sometimes still disappear).

EDIT: I found my mistake. There was a godot project file which I accidentally copied. This seems to remove the folder in Godot.

takje | 2020-11-15 02:46