fix: prevent relocation to root directories

web-app/src/locales/en/settings.json

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@
     "showInFileExplorer": "Show in File Explorer",
     "openContainingFolder": "Open Containing Folder",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "Failed to relocate data folder",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "Cannot relocate data folder to root directory. Please choose another location.",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "Cannot reset data folder when it's set to a root directory. Please delete the data folder manually.",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "Failed to relocate data folder. Please try again.",
     "devVersion": "Development version detected",
     "noUpdateAvailable": "You're running the latest version",

web-app/src/locales/id/settings.json

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
     "showInFinder": "Tampilkan di Finder",
     "showInFileExplorer": "Tampilkan di File Explorer",
     "openContainingFolder": "Buka Folder Induk",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "Tidak dapat memindahkan folder data ke direktori root. Silakan pilih lokasi lain.",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "Tidak dapat mengatur ulang folder data saat diatur ke direktori root. Silakan hapus folder data secara manual.",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "Gagal memindahkan folder data",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "Gagal memindahkan folder data. Silakan coba lagi.",
     "devVersion": "Versi pengembangan terdeteksi",

web-app/src/locales/pl/settings.json

@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
     "showInFinder": "Pokaż w Finderze",
     "showInFileExplorer": "Pokaż w Explorerze",
     "openContainingFolder": "Otwórz Katalog Nadrzędny",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "Nie można przenieść folderu danych do katalogu głównego. Proszę wybrać inną lokalizację.",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "Nie można zresetować folderu danych, gdy jest ustawiony na katalog główny. Proszę ręcznie usunąć folder danych.",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "Błąd zmiany katalogu danych",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "Nie udało się przenieść katalogu danych. Proszę spróbować później.",
     "devVersion": "Wykryto wersję deweloperską",

web-app/src/locales/vn/settings.json

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
     "showInFinder": "Hiển thị trong Finder",
     "showInFileExplorer": "Hiển thị trong File Explorer",
     "openContainingFolder": "Mở Thư mục Chứa",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "Không thể di chuyển thư mục dữ liệu đến thư mục gốc. Vui lòng chọn vị trí khác.",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "Không thể đặt lại thư mục dữ liệu khi nó được đặt thành thư mục gốc. Vui lòng xóa thư mục dữ liệu thủ công.",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "Không thể di chuyển thư mục dữ liệu",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "Không thể di chuyển thư mục dữ liệu. Vui lòng thử lại.",
     "devVersion": "Đã phát hiện phiên bản phát triển",

web-app/src/locales/zh-CN/settings.json

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
     "showInFinder": "在 Finder 中显示",
     "showInFileExplorer": "在文件资源管理器中显示",
     "openContainingFolder": "打开包含文件夹",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "无法将数据文件夹重新定位到根目录。请选择其他位置。",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "当数据文件夹设置为根目录时，无法重置。请手动删除数据文件夹。",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "无法重新定位数据文件夹",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "无法重新定位数据文件夹。请重试。",
     "devVersion": "检测到开发版本",

web-app/src/locales/zh-TW/settings.json

@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
     "showInFinder": "在 Finder 中顯示",
     "showInFileExplorer": "在檔案總管中顯示",
     "openContainingFolder": "打開包含資料夾",
+    "couldNotRelocateToRoot": "無法將資料夾重新定位到根目錄。請選擇其他位置。",
+    "couldNotResetRootDirectory": "當資料檔案夾設定為根目錄時，無法重置。請手動刪除資料檔案夾。",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolder": "無法重新定位資料夾",
     "failedToRelocateDataFolderDesc": "無法重新定位資料夾。請重試。",
     "devVersion": "檢測到開發版本",

web-app/src/routes/settings/general.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import LanguageSwitcher from '@/containers/LanguageSwitcher'
 import { PlatformFeatures } from '@/lib/platform/const'
 import { PlatformFeature } from '@/lib/platform/types'
+import { isRootDir } from '@/utils/path'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export const Route = createFileRoute(route.settings.general as any)({
@@ -48,12 +49,12 @@
 
   const openFileTitle = (): string => {
     if (IS_MACOS) {
       return t('settings:general.showInFinder')
     } else if (IS_WINDOWS) {
       return t('settings:general.showInFileExplorer')
     } else {
       return t('settings:general.openContainingFolder')
     }
   }
   const { checkForUpdate } = useAppUpdater()
   const { pausePolling } = useHardware()
@@ -73,10 +74,15 @@
   }, [serviceHub])
 
   const resetApp = async () => {
+    // Prevent resetting if data folder is root directory
+    if (isRootDir(janDataFolder ?? '/')) {
+      toast.error(t('settings:general.couldNotResetRootDirectory'))
+      return
+    }
     pausePolling()
     // TODO: Loading indicator
     await serviceHub.app().factoryReset()
   }
 
   const handleOpenLogs = async () => {
     try {
@@ -87,53 +93,56 @@
   }
 
   const copyToClipboard = async (text: string) => {
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text)
       setIsCopied(true)
       setTimeout(() => setIsCopied(false), 2000) // Reset after 2 seconds
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to copy to clipboard:', error)
     }
   }
 
   const handleDataFolderChange = async () => {
     const selectedPath = await serviceHub.dialog().open({
       multiple: false,
       directory: true,
       defaultPath: janDataFolder,
     })
 
     if (selectedPath === janDataFolder) return
     if (selectedPath !== null) {
       setSelectedNewPath(selectedPath as string)
       setIsDialogOpen(true)
     }
   }
 
   const confirmDataFolderChange = async () => {
     if (selectedNewPath) {
       try {
         await serviceHub.models().stopAllModels()
         serviceHub.events().emit(SystemEvent.KILL_SIDECAR)
         setTimeout(async () => {
           try {
+            // Prevent relocating to root directory (e.g., C:\ or D:\ on Windows, / on Unix)
+            if (isRootDir(selectedNewPath))
+              throw new Error(t('settings:general.couldNotRelocateToRoot'))
             await serviceHub.app().relocateJanDataFolder(selectedNewPath)
             setJanDataFolder(selectedNewPath)
             // Only relaunch if relocation was successful
             window.core?.api?.relaunch()
             setSelectedNewPath(null)
             setIsDialogOpen(false)
           } catch (error) {
             console.error(error)
             toast.error(
               error instanceof Error
                 ? error.message
                 : t('settings:general.failedToRelocateDataFolder')
             )
           }
         }, 1000)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to relocate data folder:', error)
         // Revert the data folder path on error
         const originalPath = await serviceHub.app().getJanDataFolder()
         setJanDataFolder(originalPath)

web-app/src/utils/path.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Determines if the given path is a root directory.
+ *
+ * On Windows, this checks for drive roots such as `C:\` or `D:\`.
+ * On Mac/Linux, this checks if the path is `/`.
+ *
+ * @param selectedNewPath - The path to check.
+ * @returns `true` if the path is a root directory, otherwise `false`.
+ */
+export const isRootDir = (selectedNewPath: string) => {
+  // Windows root: C:\, D:\, etc.
+  if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+    return /^[a-zA-Z]:\\?$/.test(selectedNewPath)
+  }
+  // Linux/Mac root: /, /mnt, /media, etc.
+  const linuxRoots = [
+    '/',
+    '/mnt',
+    '/media',
+    '/boot',
+    '/home',
+    '/opt',
+    '/var',
+    '/usr',
+  ]
+  const normalized =
+    selectedNewPath.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/+$/, '') || '/'
+  return linuxRoots.some((root) => normalized === root)
+}