Re: [Gimp-user] Can't browse directories in GIMP 2.10

[Partha Bagchi <partha1b gmail com>]

This is a problem with glib. You have to downgrade to 2.53.1 I had to do
that when I ran into this problem with RC2.

On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 10:11 AM Poptop <forums gimpusers com> wrote:

> > Although Gimp 2.10 uninstalls Gimp 2.8 there are parts left behind.
> > The Gimp 2.8 profile remains and if any third-party plugins/add-ons
> > were added in the past to the main Gimp 2.8 installation, they will
> > remain.
> >
> > What you can try is:
> >
> > 1. Use the windows uninstaller to uninstall Gimp 2.10
> >
> > 2. If any of C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\ remains delete it.
> >
> > 3. Disable the Gimp 2.8 profile, rename or move out to a backup
> > folder.
> >
> > 4. Now install Gimp 2.10, run it to make a default Gimp 2.10 profile.
> >
> > If that does not work then consider a different Gimp 2.10 package,
> > maybe the one from www.partha.com
>
> I'm having the same problem.  I did  a clean install of Gimp 2.10 and
> deleted
> the previous 2.8 install directory before the new installation.  When I
> click on
> my different hard drives and directories in the Save As dialog the only
> files or
> folders shown are in Pictures, Documents and the current User directory,
> all of
> the hard drives show blank and I cannot navigate them.  It's hard to
> imagine
> that one would need to install a different package other than the official
> Gimp
> one to get something as simple as save directories to show up when trying
> to
> save.  Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
>
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