Aximmetry version 2026.2.0 (or earlier) may crash out when file operations are performed on Samba-enabled NAS devices (e.g. TrueNAS). The most likely cause is a Samba update on the NAS, which introduced a new behavior where directories are first created with a temporary internal name and then renamed to their final folder name. To work around the issue, disable this Samba feature in the relevant share configuration: Aximmetry is expected to handle this issue without crashing in version 2026.3.0 and later.
These operations include creating a new folder from within Aximmetry, editing a file linked in the Aximmetry project, or creating a new folder next to the Aximmetry project file.
In this situation, Samba may send a Windows file system notification containing a temporary folder name similar to the following:
.::TMPNAME:D:<server/id>:Set Extension
This temporary name includes colons (:) which are valid in Linux/Unix file systems, but not in Windows paths.
Since the SMB share is accessed from Windows, Aximmetry receives a directory rename event with an invalid Windows path and may crash while processing that event.
This is upstream Samba behavior and is enabled by default.
vfs mkdir use tmp name = no