Caught an error when accessing an invalid path. fixes JabRef#10548

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We fixed an issue where DatabaseChangeDetailsView was not scrollable when reviewing external metadata changes [#11220](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11220)
 - We fixed undo/redo for text fields. [#11420](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11420)
 - We fixed an issue where clicking on a page number in the search results tab opens a wrong file in the document viewer. [#11432](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/11432)
+- We fixed an issue where trying to open a library from a failed mounted directory on Mac would cause an error. [#10458](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10548)
 
 ### Removed
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/importer/actions/OpenDatabaseAction.java

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.jabref.logic.shared.exception.InvalidDBMSConnectionPropertiesException;
 import org.jabref.logic.shared.exception.NotASharedDatabaseException;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.BackgroundTask;
+import org.jabref.logic.util.Directories;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.StandardFileType;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.TaskExecutor;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.io.FileHistory;
@@ -102,11 +103,20 @@ public static void performPostOpenActions(ParserResult result, DialogService dia
 
     @Override
     public void execute() {
-        FileDialogConfiguration fileDialogConfiguration = new FileDialogConfiguration.Builder()
+        FileDialogConfiguration.Builder builder = new FileDialogConfiguration.Builder()
                 .addExtensionFilter(StandardFileType.BIBTEX_DB)
-                .withDefaultExtension(StandardFileType.BIBTEX_DB)
-                .withInitialDirectory(getInitialDirectory())
-                .build();
+                .withDefaultExtension(StandardFileType.BIBTEX_DB);
+
+        FileDialogConfiguration fileDialogConfiguration;
+        try {
+            fileDialogConfiguration = builder
+                    .withInitialDirectory(getInitialDirectory())
+                    .build();
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { // something went wrong with the directory, fallback to user directory
+            fileDialogConfiguration = builder
+                    .withInitialDirectory(Directories.getUserDirectory())
+                    .build();
+        }
 
         List<Path> filesToOpen = dialogService.showFileOpenDialogAndGetMultipleFiles(fileDialogConfiguration);
         openFiles(new ArrayList<>(filesToOpen));