[dolphin] [Bug 488650] New: Cannot access network drive

[Tim]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488650

            Bug ID: 488650
           Summary: Cannot access network drive
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Microsoft Windows
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: panels: folders
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: t.lobner at mailbox.org
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
Accessing a network drive does not work when on Windows 11 using Dolphin
24.07.70 (unstable download from the KDE website).

Trying to access with two forward slashes removes the first forward slash, then
tells me the folder / directory does not exist
//share/path/to/folder/ -> /share/path/to/folder -> does not exist

Using Windows style double backslash in the beginning will not remove the first
one and correctly identify path separators, but tell me "Invalid protocol
'smb'", so I can't access that way either.
\\share\path\to\folder

Trying to add the folder to my Places in the side panel will also replace all
backslashes with forward slashes and the first doubled slash will be reduced to
a single one, then telling me the folder does not exist (regardless of using
forward or back slashes)
\\share\path\to\folder -> /share/path/to/folder

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install on Windows 11 with access to one network drive
2. Try to open a folder in the network drive
3. Try to add a folder from the network drive to your Places side panel

OBSERVED RESULT
Access is not possible

EXPECTED RESULT
Accessing the folders as usual

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 11 x86_64 22H2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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