Another nextjs app redirection affecting newly created nextjs app

[einer20]

Verify canary release

• I verified that the issue exists in Next.js canary release

Provide environment information

Operating System:
  Platform: darwin
  Arch: x64
  Version: Darwin Kernel Version 21.5.0: Tue Apr 26 21:08:22 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.121.3~4/RELEASE_X86_64
Binaries:
  Node: 16.10.0
  npm: 8.5.3
  Yarn: N/A
  pnpm: N/A
Relevant packages:
  next: 12.1.7-canary.31
  react: 18.1.0
  react-dom: 18.1.0

What browser are you using? (if relevant)

Chrome

How are you deploying your application? (if relevant)

No response

Describe the Bug

I have an app that redirects from the root directory / to the /desk directory. The issue is whenever I create a new nextjs app and try to access to the root directory i also get redirected to the /desk directory.

The error used to go away when I open chrome on incognito mode, but now even on incognito mode still redirecting to the /desk directory even though they are 2 entirely different applications.

Note that it does not happen on windows, only on MAC.

Expected Behavior

When creating a new app it should not redirect when accessing the root directory.

To Reproduce

I can't reproduce it. Only happens on my MAC, is not happening on windows.

[icyJoseph]

Reload the page with shift+cmd+r.

When you do redirects with permanent set to true, it is the browser that no longer desires to go to localhost:3000/ but instead go to localhost:3000/desk

You can also open the devTools, and with the devTools open go to the "reload page" button (usually top left, before the URL bar), click and hold it down, until a special menu shows, then take the second option.

[tharzeez-ddrobo]

i had to empty cache and hard reload the tab, right clicking on the refresh icon in chrome opens this menu

[einer20]

@icyJoseph Still does not work. I created a new js app just now and when i open the localhost:3000 it redirects to localhost:3000/desk. Even on incognito mode redirects.

[icyJoseph]

Yeah but you gotta somehow tell the browser to drop that. Try with the devTools open and cmd+shift+r, I was able to reproduce this several times.

This is the danger, so to speak, with permanent redirects. When you switch apps, you gotta refresh the browser page cache.

[einer20]

Sorry for my late response but it worked. Thank you!

[icyJoseph]

No worries! Permanent redirects are tricky! Please do consider marking as answered! Thanks!

[bronz3beard]

this is not answered in my case i tried all refresh options (chrome open devtools right click on refresh icon) deleted.next rebuilt, deleted all caches in browser and deleted the service worker, it seems maybe this is a browser issue not a nextjs issue?? but it is frustrating 😅

[bronz3beard]

this is critical to remember "Permanent redirects are tricky" 😂 also in my case i am dealing with rewrites not redirects

[bronz3beard]

the quickest solution is work in the incognito window