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Windows Explorer - No Refresh - Spy Glass on fldr expansion
Been having multiple issues with Windows Explorer for the last week:
Both of the above continue in all new WE windows but sometimes may not occur in previously opened WE windows, at least not right away.
- Sometimes when adding folders or changing file names in the right panel the panel does not expand
- Sometimes when trying to expand a folder in the left panel i get the rotating spy glass for several minutes - if i am patient enough it usually resolves - expanding folders to their contents in the right folder still works when this happens and the explorer function when opening or saving a file inside an app is not effected.
I have tried solutions from searches all around the internet without much success, the problem keeps returning. This morning when i had it again i decided to thoroughly track exactly what i did and what happened, so here is the sequence from this mornings instance:Things I have tried before this instance to fix the problem
- Explorer seems to be working ok
may have been in a non-refresh state - but I dont think so- I create a new child folder (3 levels deep) - rename it
- I move 49 files from parent to child folder
- 47 move ok - 2 appear left behind -still highlighted
- I try F5 refresh - still there
- I check the root directory for destop.ini - deleting that file has sometimes fixed the WinEx no right pane auto refresh in the past - no destop.ini in the root dir
- I try to move one of the 2 to a different folder on a different disk
- I get an error message - file no longer shows - WinEx window refreshes
- I try to open a new WinEx window - gets as far as Desktop in left panel and pauses - rotating mag glass
- I move around right panel in WinEx 1 - no problem
- I Try to expand left panel folder in WinEx 1 left panel - rotating mag glass
- In Task Manager - end Explorer Process - task bar and both Win Ex windows go away but explorer process still there
- Task Manager - restart Explorer Process - Explorer Process restarts - now have 2 explorer processes
attempt to open fresh WinEx window from Task Bar pin - nothing happen except get third explorer process
not certain but may have tried to open WinEx window with WIN e key - still no immediate response- After a couple minutes WinEx window opens - now down to one explorer process
- Moving around the WinEx window seems ok - right and left panel - changing and expanding folders
- I try creating new folder in right panel - panel does not auto refresh but does after F5
- Then after i was writing this up and tried it again after maybe 5-10 minutes the auto refresh seems to have restored.
My next ideas are to try any of the following:
- I ran sfc and got nop errors
- Recently had to restart the Windows Search service - it is now running - startup type automatic
- Also have recently had WinEx crash with message "Windows Explorer has stopped working"
- Tried the Windows troubleshooter without success
- Try other means to fix Windows - is there a way to try to fix Windows from the install disk like in XP? I dont have a Windows install disk but i do have a Win7 Upgrade disk from an upgrade for another machine, would that work to try to fix the OS and would an OS fix be likely to fix a problem with Win Ex.?
- Replace the Explorer file from another Win7 computer - or is this likely to cause more problems than it fixes?
- Beg for help / ideas here.
Any other ideas much appreciated.
TIA
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My setup
HP GX450 Laptop - Win7 Pro 64 bit - 8 GB Ram - 750 GB internal HDD - Multiple external HDDs connected at any given time including 2 or 3 thumb drives, BlacX SATA USB 2.0 dock, USB 3.5" generic enclosure w/ 2 GB HDD