Performance issues with File Explorer selecting zip files in synced locations

Question

Ever since I upgraded to Windows 11, I've had performance issues with zip files in my synced folders in File Explorer. If I have a zip file in a folder that is synced to OneDrive or SharePoint, and I select the folder, the program hangs/freezes for several seconds and the mouse turns into the little blue loading circle. It takes a significant amount of time for me to do any sort of interaction with zip files due to this. At first I thought it was the program itself, but then I realized it didn't lag on zip files in the Downloads folder and other local folders, so maybe it has to do with OneDrive? This didn't happen on Windows 10. Has anyone else experienced this?

Answer 1

Its always a possibility with OneDrive. File Explorer is being linked to files on the internet and listing/syncing them. Anything that is linked that way can see performance problems and a number of other possible issues. With how spaghetti'd Windows is, Windows 10, 11, or whatever will all see problems with that at times. It is the catch 22.

Any networking issues, internet issues, bumps, server issues, driver issues, DNS issues, etc can cause delays or other sporadic issues here. Any delay at all could cause an issue. Its even worse if the code has a threading issue and goes into non-responding, fully waits, or other issue with it, possibly causing missing files also until it fully loaded, crashes, or other.

If you want OneDrive then you must have that. Things are tied together in a way its inevitable.