Azure Functions: Blob Storage emulator stopped working after moving to VS2022

I was able to solve this issue by using Azure Storage Explorer and deleting the related blob folder under azure-webjobs-hosts in the local storage blob container

The folder will be found at: Local & Attached > Storage Accounts > (Emulator - Default Ports) > Blob Containers -> azure-webjobs-hosts

Once deleted, the problem function began running as expected

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