Some more path checks. Should be fine now.

nw/config.py

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class Config:
         ## Backup
         cnfSec = "Backup"
         self.backupPath = self._parseLine(
-            cnfParse, cnfSec, "backuppath", self.CNF_STR,  self.backupPath
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "backuppath", self.CNF_STR, self.backupPath
         )
         self.backupOnClose = self._parseLine(
             cnfParse, cnfSec, "backuponclose", self.CNF_BOOL, self.backupOnClose
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class Config:
         if newPath is None:
             return True
         if not path.isfile(newPath):
-            logger.error("Config: File not found. Using default config path instead.")
+            logger.error("File not found, using default config path instead")
             return False
         self.confPath = path.dirname(newPath)
         self.confFile = path.basename(newPath)
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Config:
         if newPath is None:
             return True
         if not path.isdir(newPath):
-            logger.error("Config: Path not found. Using default data path instead.")
+            logger.error("Path not found, using default data path instead")
             return False
         self.dataPath = path.abspath(newPath)
         return True

nw/core/project.py

@@ -556,8 +556,7 @@ class NWProject():
                 )
                 return False
 
-        backPath = path.abspath(self.projPath)
-        if path.commonpath([backPath, baseDir]) == backPath:
+        if path.commonpath([self.projPath, baseDir]) == self.projPath:
             self.theParent.makeAlert((
                 "Cannot backup project because the backup path is within the "
                 "project folder to be backed up. Please choose a different "
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ class NWProject():
 
         try:
             self._clearLockFile()
-            make_archive(baseName, "zip", backPath, ".")
+            make_archive(baseName, "zip", self.projPath, ".")
             self._writeLockFile()
             if doNotify:
                 self.theParent.makeAlert(
@@ -603,7 +602,7 @@ class NWProject():
         else:
             if projPath.startswith("~"):
                 projPath = path.expanduser(projPath)
-            self.projPath = projPath
+            self.projPath = path.abspath(projPath)
         self.setProjectChanged(True)
         return True