Common questions

Why does File Explorer take so long to load?

Why does File Explorer take so long to load?

Generally, when you open File Explorer it tends to take a few seconds to show files, the thumbnails may not generate right away, the location bar that fills with a green progress bar may take exceptionally long to fill, the folder view may take a few seconds to load, navigating between folders might be slow, and more.

What should I do if my File Explorer is slow?

The Search and Indexing troubleshooter can resolve quite a few problems with File Explorer. Open the Settings app. Go to the Update & Security group of settings. Select the Troubleshoot tab.

Why is Explorer so slow when connecting to a NAS?

Network traffic is increasing and CPU is also very busy. The problem doesn’t occur when connecting to a storage or nas system which is not a windows system! No it didn’t work.

Why is explorer slow while browsing a mapped network drive?

The problem is not the waiting but the applications that look to the data from the mapped drive all ‘time out’ and become totally unresponsive, as they cannot access the data in the mapped folder in time to allow them to function correctly (I guess). All other XP PC’s on the LAN (peer to peer) can access the mapped shares instantly.

Generally, when you open File Explorer it tends to take a few seconds to show files, the thumbnails may not generate right away, the location bar that fills with a green progress bar may take exceptionally long to fill, the folder view may take a few seconds to load, navigating between folders might be slow, and more.

Why is File Explorer not loading after power cycling?

Since the File Explorer indexes the OneDrive folders as well, there is a possibility that OneDrive is bottlenecking the process. This was the case in numerous workstations of different users. Here, you can Disable OneDrive and then try loading the File Explorer after power cycling your computer.

The Search and Indexing troubleshooter can resolve quite a few problems with File Explorer. Open the Settings app. Go to the Update & Security group of settings. Select the Troubleshoot tab.

Network traffic is increasing and CPU is also very busy. The problem doesn’t occur when connecting to a storage or nas system which is not a windows system! No it didn’t work.

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Ruth Doyle