Friday 13 December 2019

Windows 10 File Explorer: "Working on it ..."


Does anybody know how to get rid of the annoying "Working on it ..." Message in the Windows 10 File Explorer.


It stays there (on the right side) for a few seconds to many seconds when opening the file explorer.


OS Window 10
System Partition SSD
All other files which are used often are also on a SSD
(only one HDD for bigger files which are also not used often, exists)


So showing recent files should really be fast. Also I do not mind if there is an option to deactivate this feature.


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Answer



Open Folder Options > Set "Open File Explorer" to "This PC". Try WinKey + E now. If it opens fine, then the problem is with Quick access cache, which can be cleared by deleting the file f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms from the following directory, using Command Prompt.


%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

Note: The above procedure clears your Quick access links. You'll have to manually add the links again.


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