Custom "Obsidian Sandbox" vault won't display files in Explorer

Bug reports
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Steps to reproduce

  1. From the main Obsidian splash screen, click Create
  2. Enter “Obsidian Sandbox” as the Vault name
    • The issue only occurs with this specific vault name
  3. Click Create

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? Y

Expected result

I would expect either:

  • To see the files and folders that exist in my vault, as if I’d named it anything else, or
  • To receive an error message stating something like: “The Obsidian Sandbox vault name is reserved for the built-in Obsidian Sandbox feature” (with a link to https://help.obsidian.md/sandbox).

Actual result

The Files pane will not be active; when activated, it will not show any files or folders in the vault. The New note and New folder buttons will still work (i.e., changes will be made to the filesystem); however, you won’t be able to see any files in the Files pane.

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Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.10
Installer version: v1.7.7
Operating system: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26100
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

I suspect the cause is an unintended interaction with the built-in Obsidian Sandbox feature, which I didn’t know about when I first attempted this. As stated above, I’d expect this vault name to behave as any other or to receive an error message informing me of this built-in feature.