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Problem with the Downloads folder in Explorer
Hi, I have a persistent issue with the Downloads folder in Windows Explorer.
I used a program called Winaero Tweaker to re-organize the left-hand side pane in Windows Explorer.
To test it out I chose the option to remove the Downloads folder, and then put it back quickly thereafter...
At first glance this worked as it should be, but closer inspection showed that the default icon in the navigation pane of Explorer changed to a common folder.
Yet when I go to C:\Users\My Profile the Download folder looks fine.
I can live with a different icon, tho my issue arises when I work with files in the Downloads folder, accessed via the left hand side navigation pane. The latter is important, because when I access the Downloads folder thru my Profile I can open a .zip file, cut or rename a file I'm working on with no problem at all.
Like I said when I'm working in a random folder and have to use a file stored in the Downloads folder I access it via the navigation pane of Explorer and then that folder hangs for a while and then I can work on it, or just freezes and I have to end that process and restart Explorer.
I also notice that my PC has to work very hard during the phase I'm working in that folder. Windows usually works smoothly, and I like to work fast, so its really frustrating to have to wait many seconds, or even minutes before I can continue working.
Suffice to say that Winaero Tweaker screwed things up, and if you ask me it might have something to do with permissions. Then again, if I knew the root cause of my problem I wouldn't be here eh So all things said I would appreciate it if someone more knowledgeable then me to assist me and offer adequate help...
Thanks for reading my plight this far and hopefully you can mend my problem...
Regards Carlos.