Webpack dev middleware not working on Windows when folders contain spaces #101

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fergalmoran · 2025-08-09T17:15:00Z

fergalmoran commented

2025-08-09 17:15:00 +00:00

Originally created by @jtheisen on 4/13/2018

This is independent from the other issue I just filed.

In the react template (I assume with others as well), webpack will not rebuild on changes when the folder name of the project contains spaces.

Folders on Windows often contain spaces: (User name, DropBox (), etc.).

Short of fixing the issue, it would be cool to at least have a warning that this is why it doesn't work. It's difficult to guess that this is the problem otherwise and it's easily worked around once the programmer realizes how.

*Originally created by @jtheisen on 4/13/2018* This is independent from the other issue I just filed. In the react template (I assume with others as well), webpack will not rebuild on changes when the folder name of the project contains spaces. Folders on Windows often contain spaces: (User name, DropBox (<CompanyName>), etc.). Short of fixing the issue, it would be cool to at least have a warning that this is why it doesn't work. It's difficult to guess that this is the problem otherwise and it's easily worked around once the programmer realizes how.

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Reference: github/JavaScriptServices#101