PermissionError: [WinError 5] Zugriff verweigert: '~'

[ReimarBauer]

In v11 we have in the config a path defined https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/blob/stable/mslib/utils/config.py#L283
which can't be cerated in recent windows.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> msui
INFO: MSS Version: 11.0.0
INFO: Python Version: 3.12.14 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Sep  2
2026, 23:18:20) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)]
INFO: Platform: Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0 (('64bit', 'WindowsPE'))
INFO: Log file location: C:\Users\user\.config\msui\msui.log
INFO: Started from : C:\WINDOWS\system32
INFO: Executable location: C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Scripts\msui
INFO: Command line arguments:
['C:\\Users\\user\\.pixi\\envs\\mss\\Scripts\\msui']
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\pathlib.py", line 1311, in mkdir
     os.mkdir(self, mode)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad
nicht finden: '~\\mss'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Scripts\msui-script.py", line 10,
in <module>
     sys.exit(main())
              ^^^^^^
   File
"C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\site-packages\mslib\msui\msui.py",
line 103, in main
     mainwindow = MSUIMainWindow(tutorial_mode=tutorial_mode)
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   File
"C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\site-packages\mslib\msui\msui_mainwindow.py",
line 515, in __init__
     self.mscolab = mscolab.MSUIMscolab(parent=self,
local_operations_data=local_operations_data)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   File
"C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\site-packages\mslib\msui\mscolab.py",
line 615, in __init__
     self.create_dir()
   File
"C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\site-packages\mslib\msui\mscolab.py",
line 652, in create_dir
     Path(self.data_dir).mkdir(parents=True)
   File "C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\pathlib.py", line 1315, in mkdir
     self.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
   File "C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\pathlib.py", line 1311, in mkdir
     os.mkdir(self, mode)
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Zugriff verweigert: '~'
CRITICAL: MSS Version: 11.0.0
CRITICAL: Python Version: 3.12.14 | packaged by conda-forge | (main,
Sep  2 2026, 23:18:20) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)]
CRITICAL: Platform: Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0 (('64bit', 'WindowsPE'))
CRITICAL: Fatal error: Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C:\Users\user\.pixi\envs\mss\Lib\pathlib.py", line 1311, in mkdir
     os.mkdir(self, mode)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad
nicht finden: '~\\mss'