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I tried every solution available on the internet to make file explorer responsive. However, it is not working. I open up file explorer, it opens. Now, when I click any folder or any icon or try to do search, it becomes unresponsive. I have spent days trying to fix this and I am very frustrated with this. Can any Samaritan
help me with this?
Kind Regards,
Sajan
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Hi, I’ve had this problem before. What worked for me is opening windows run, (windows+r) typing in shell:recent\AutomaticDestinations and deleting everything inside. Then type in shell:recent\CustomDestinations and delete everything inside. Empty the recycling bin and for me it works.
Absolutely Works!! Thanks for saving me a re-install.
Joined purely to say thank you as this worked perfectly
Hello!
I have a fix that has worked for me in the past with this.
Open File Explorer Options
Clear File Explorer History
I had my tech person fix it. I don't know what she did. Suggestions were above my skill level.
sfc /scannow in command prompt as admin worked for me.
