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lot of files suddenly have error "invalid file handle" when trying to do ANYTHING with them
windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 - for several days now, a lot of files all suddenly have errors "invalid file handle" when trying to do ANYTHING with them (like read, copy, move, delete, etc), some ...
I had the same problem, I couldn't even download anything from the web because the "virus scan" would fail.
Apparently restarting my machine fixed it, and I can also access the same files that were flagged as having an invalid file handle / bad file descriptor before the restart.