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Feature: Added support for folder aliases - #18998

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  1. Opened Files and went to Settings > Folders > Folder aliases; verified the default aliases (desktop, documents, downloads, pictures, music, videos) are listed
  2. Added, edited and deleted an alias; verified names containing \ or / are rejected
  3. Pressed @ in a folder; verified the Omnibar switches to Path mode with @ typed and lists all aliases
  4. Typed @doc; verified the list narrows to matching aliases, with the matched characters in bold and the first item selected
  5. Pressed Enter; verified Files opens the Documents folder
  6. Typed @documents\SomeSubfolder and pressed Enter; verified Files opens the subfolder
  7. Typed @unknown and pressed Enter; verified the "Folder alias not found" dialog appears
  8. Deleted all aliases, typed @ and pressed Enter; verified the dialog offers to open Settings
  9. Used Restore defaults; verified the default aliases come back

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yair100 force-pushed the ya/Alias branch 4 times, most recently from 208a86a to 4a42b47 Compare October 11, 2026 19:46
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Not seeing any issues

@yair100 yair100 changed the title Feature: Folder aliases POC Feature: Added support folder aliases Nov 1, 2026
@yair100 yair100 changed the title Feature: Added support folder aliases Feature: Added support for folder aliases Nov 1, 2026
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@hez2010 please take a look when you have a chance.

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A small nit. Otherwise LGTM.

@yair100 yair100 added ready to merge Pull requests that are approved and ready to merge and removed ready for review Pull requests that are ready for review labels Nov 2, 2026

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LGTM!

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yair100 merged commit 4ce61b5 into main Nov 2, 2026
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Feature: Folder aliases / Jump lists

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