QFileSystemModel + QTreeView with UNC path on Windows problem

[Apelsinsaft]

I can't get my QTreeView to show the filesystem in a shared folder using an UNC path. Non-UNC paths are no problem.

The following code is from my QTreeView subclass (I have not reimplemented any protected functions).

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QDir dir = QDir("//vmware-host/Shared Folders/Downloads");
qDebug() << "setting root path to " << dir.canonicalPath();

QFile f(dir.absoluteFilePath("testfile.txt"));
f.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
f.write("testing testing");
f.close();

QModelIndex index = m_model.setRootPath(dir.canonicalPath()); // m_model is a QFileSystemModel
setRootIndex(index);

qDebug() << "Model root path:" << m_model.rootPath();
qDebug() << "TreeView root index: " << rootIndex();
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The test file created by QFile does get created, no problems there. The program prints the following output:

setting root path to "//vmware-host/Shared Folders/Downloads"
Model root path: "//vmware-host/Shared Folders/Downloads"
TreeView root index: QModelIndex(-1,-1,0x0,QObject(0x0) )

Note that the root index obtained from the view is invalid.

I've had a look at QFilesystemModel, and it at least mentions UNC paths, even though I haven't read and understand the code.

I'd appreciate any help on getting UNC paths working! Thanks in advance.

[chris17]

I have the same problem.
It seems that QFileSystemModel is only made for local drives.

Did you find any solution for the problem?

[Apelsinsaft]

(sorry for the late answer)

No, I never did, unfortunately. I'm still interested in a solution, but I don't have time to read and understand, let alone fix, the source right now.

[iskenderoguz]

Is there anybody know answer ?