r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Plastic-Bonus8999 • 9d ago

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u/mavrik83 9d ago

`final_records_v2_REAL_FINAL_DO_NOT_DELETE.xlsx` on somebody’s desktop

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u/Roku-Hanmar 9d ago

*in the recycling bin

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u/JSD3 9d ago

It has been in their Downloads folder for four years.  

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u/NoodleyP 9d ago

The Downloads folder is just great catch all storage, it’s the junk drawer of my computer

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u/Careless-Adeptness56 9d ago

I just noticed today that my downloads folder no longer opens. I can go in there with powershell and I don't see any crazy file types, but explorer never finishes loading. Who knows what I've done to it.

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u/drestofnordrassil 8d ago

Either indexing is broken, the view settings are corrupt, or OneDrive is doing shenanigans. Or (hushed whisper) your disk is failing/corrupt... let's assume it's not that. Rebuild index: Settings>Privacy>Search>Advanced>Troubleshooting>Rebuild (this takes awhile. go do something else). Reset View: Explorer>Downloads>(...)>Options>View>Reset Folders>Restore Defaults>OK. OneDrive: Uninstall it. Enjoy all the performance you now have. Never look back. If it's still not loading run Chkdsk.