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When trying to add a new php project from existing files, it is not possible to choose another metadata location if the source are located on a net drive. There's no matter if the net drive location is given by a drive letter or a \\server address.
Created attachment 73949 [details] Error Message when trying to do so
For more information why it is so (and possible work around), please follow issue #148646. Thanks for reporting. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 148646 ***