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Side bar not opening when launching with folder as argument

#1

Previously when I would type “subl .” in a terminal, Sublime would open and the side bar would appear with the files/folders in my current working directory. It seems after the latest update this has stopped working. Does anyone have that same issue or knows how I can fix this? I really miss this feature.

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#2

The state of the sidebar is persisted between sessions, so perhaps it got accidentally turned off somehow. Have you tried using the View > Side Bar menu item to see if that will toggle it on or not?

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#3

Hmm I think I may have solved it. I had another window with just a single file open (and no side bar), and if I closed all other windows (with side bars on), and then open a folder, no side bar would appear.

After closing all windows (and the entire app), then opening a single file, and then opening a folder and enabling side bars, then even when closing all windows with side bars it still shows the side bar when I launch subl with a folder name. Perhaps it had gotten in some weird state.

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