Links to local folders with spaces don't work after upgrading to 0.13, but works in legacy version

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Steps to reproduce

Alt+enter (with cursor positioned on the link) opens this local folder):
(NEED HELP EDITING THIS QUESTION, THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT SHOW UP IN RENDERED VERSION:)

Alt+enter (with cursor positioned on the link) does NOT open this local folder:
[](J:\DATA\DATA_sets\descriptions of data)

Expected result

The folder opens in file explorer

Actual result

The folder does not open
But it does work in obsidian legacy.

Environment

Obsidian version 0.13.25
Windows 10.
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v0.13.23
Installer version: v0.12.19
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19043
Login status: not logged in
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Legacy editor: off
Base theme: dark
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 1
Safe mode: off
Plugins installed: 19
Plugins enabled: 16
1: Excalidraw
2: PDF to Markdown
3: Vimrc Support
4: Advanced Tables
5: Sliding Panes (Andy’s Mode)
6: Cycle through Panes
7: Focus Mode
8: Citations
9: Pane Relief
10: Tag Wrangler
11: Admonition
12: Spaced Repetition
13: Table of Contents
14: Text Snippets
15: Dataview
16: Recent Files

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Not a bug.
For markdown links, you need to either use %20 in place of spaces or use angle brackets.
You can use drag-ctrl-drop to help you create the link.

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I have this issue, with or without spaces in the path.
I’ve tried CTRL+drag to get the path but clicking the link still won’t open the local file.

I’m not sure if this is a Windows 11 issue, since I upgraded a few days ago.

Obsidian:
Current version: v0.13.24
(Installer version: v0.13.24)

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Thanks. It works in the legacy version, but not in the new version, so I assumed it was a bug.

@WhiteNoise Thanks you are right! (Drag) + CTRL + (drop), creates a workable path to the folder. :slight_smile: