File Explorer is very slooooow


  1. rocks911
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    Windows 10 64 bit
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    File Explorer is very slooooow


    I am running W10 Pro on a new build PC with plenty of resources but still the File Explorer is very slow.

    Ive seen a hundred different opinions/posts about how to speed up File Explorer but I thought I'd ask the experts. Most of the files I deal with are videos. When I have to sort by date/type/size/whatever it takes a half minute or longer to sort the content.

    What do I need to do to speed this up? This is the only laggy part of my machine and it frustrates me so.
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  3. bro67
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    Mac OS Catalina
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    Well, there are alternatives. File Explorer has to go off of the Index, in order to find files. If you are looking for Videos, there are alternatives for managing them.
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  4. eLPuSHeR
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    Windows 10 Home x64
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    What AV are you using? Try temporarily disabling it.
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