NERDTree Issue opening files with gVim

I am having an issue opening any file through NERDTREE in gVim. It
appears after I get the below error message, that it opens a new
buffer at the specified file's path with the file's name. However, I
can open the file directly through

:e path/filename

I can also run VIM (not gVim) and open the file through NERDTree

I have ran it with an empty _vimrc file to see if there is any
settings in the _vimrc that could be causing the problem. I have also
looked up:

:help E303

And tried setting

set directory = .,$TEMP

and I don't get the error any longer, but it doesn't open the file it
acts as if it is opening a new buffer.

ERROR:
Error detected while processing function <SNR>9_KeyMap_Invoke..
32..31..<SNR>9_activateFileNode..56..75..118..119..136:
Line 1:
E303 Unable To open swap file for "the file path and name"
"file path and name" [New DIRECTORY]

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