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Deleting files from desktop take too long.

Anonymous
2018-05-15T20:40:27+00:00

Hello, 

I use updated windows 10 pro x64.

Recently I noticed issue with only deleting (any size) of files from desktop even empty folder.

Sometimes it stucks in "Calculating", sometimes it deletes very slowly(if few number of items like one or two), and if not I need to click cancel or pause deleting afterwards in most cases windows explorer gets restart however rarely cancellation works.

Very Often windows explorer showing no responding during deletion. if I explore somewhere.

Deleting from other places works normally, like disk D:\ or from disk (Windows ) C:\

Desktop is also is on C:\

Any ideas ? I couldn't found any relevant solution. 

I tried delete immediately - the same

I emptied the recycle bin - the same

I tried disable recycle bin - the same

I tried defragmentation and disk check - the same with no errors.

I tried sfc/scannow cmd  - the same with no  no errors

Copying works fine

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-18T17:04:47+00:00

    If anyone has similar issue try to delete $Recycle.bin from all drives by the following method(it helped me).

    a. Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To open an elevated Command Prompt, clickStart, click All Programs, clickAccessories,right-click Command Prompt, and then clickRun as administrator.

    b. Type the following command and press ENTER: rd /s /q D:$Recycle.bin

    (This clears out the $Recycle.bin folder from the D:\ partition. You may have to do this for each hard disk partition in your system.)

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-05-19T13:30:25+00:00

    Glad it is all back up and running. And you're welcome.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-05-15T23:36:27+00:00

    This maybe an issue with a system file being corrupt.

    You can try a couple things.

    Right click your start button and select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.

    In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands.

    Press Enter key after each command:

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    Important: When you run this command, DISM uses Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions.

    To close the Administrator: Command prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.

    Restart your computer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-05-15T21:06:25+00:00

    Sounds like a possible profile corruption.

    Try this... create a test account and login to it and see if the same problem happens.

    FYI, make it an admin account then when logged in you can go to c:\users\nameofolduseraccount\desktop and grab files from there and copy to new account desktop to test.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/402692...

    Let me know how you make out.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-05-15T22:08:31+00:00

    Thank  you for reply, 

    I have tried your solution however I think it not helped me.

    1. I put on create on desktop new folder and put inside copies of shortcuts like 18 items (18kb), and it take to delete one minutes, it is better than my main user however still to long. That issue is new no more than one month. I don't remember when I delete something last time.  
    2. I couldn't enter to my main User account folder it loads very long time. and crushed (windows explorer restarts automatically and fixed) however I couldn't open the folder as you can see on photo.

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