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Brass Contributor

Sep 17, 2021

Windows 11 File Explorer freezes when renaming files

Hi, my file explorer lags (or freezes for few seconds) every time i rename files and happened in any folder or files in any drive. Specifically, it happens after i'm finished renaming a file or folde...

KAOS_Incorporated

Copper Contributor

Jan 21, 2023

This solved the problem for me, if anybody else is still running into this issue (this site was #1 on google when i searched the issue)

https://www.windowstricks.in/2020/06/windows-explorer-freeze-when-renaming-a-file-and-saving-files-folders-on-windows-10.html

Basically, Open File Explorer, (In windows 11 latest) click the three dots
Select 'Options'
at the bottom of the window there is a clear button, check off all three boxes above it and hit clear

Problem solved!!!

Could probably automate this in a batch file somehow and/or run it on startup maybe?

JDSB_02
Copper Contributor
Jan 21, 2023
KAOS_Incorporated this didn't work, this usually happens to me when creating a zip file, or right clicking on a file. I don't know if it's a problem with one drive or anything else
- Gary_Boisseau
  Copper Contributor
  Mar 30, 2023
  This is definitely a problem with One Drive. I tried everything mentioned on this thread and the only thing that worked was to remove One Drive. I have issues at work with renaming files where you start to change a file name, it highlights the entire file name, and I end up changing the whole thing. This can happen 3 or 4 times in a row. One Drive has major issues, Microsoft!!
  - balbul
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 31, 2023
    Gary_Boisseau Good to know. I experience that also intermittenly. Sadly, I can't uninstall Onedrive, my workplace uses that as main cloud storage.