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WINDOWS DOWNLOAD FOLDER NOT RESPONDING

Anonymous
2024-11-13T04:57:07+00:00

Hi there,

i cannot open my downloads folder in file explorer! have followed the previous solution and still did not work, neither did any of the youtube tutorials regarding command prompt etc.

Looking forward to hear back soon !

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,305 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-11-13T05:46:10+00:00

    Hi Tan, I'm Ramesh, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Please right-click on the Downloads folder and click Properties.

    Select the Customize tab.

    In the "Optimize the folder for:" dropdown, select "Documents".

    Click "Apply".

    Now, select "General Items" in the dropdown.

    Click OK.

    If that doesn't fix the issue, one of the recently downloaded files in that folder may be causing the issue.

    Moving the files to a subfolder should help. To do so, open Command Prompt and run these commands:

    md "%userprofile%\downloads\Temp"

move "%userprofile%\downloads\*.*"  "%userprofile%\downloads\temp\"

    Check to see if the Downloads folder opens correctly. If so, the next step is to determine the offending file (which is now located in the Downloads\Temp folder.)

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-07T03:41:48+00:00

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! Fixed my issue quickly and without me having to learn any complicated computer jargon. I appreciate the straightforward directions. A+

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