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But for the Download folder, the file types are random. So, Folder Discovery may be a bug since it slows down the load time of the Downloads folder. To fix the Download folder not responding issue, you can change the type of Downloads to General Items. Step 2: Go to the Customize tab and choose General items from the Optimize this folder for section. Go to "Choose drive" and select the drive with a file system error.
Check the "Check and fix file system error" option and click "Execute". Step 4. After that, click the "here" to view the result.
After this, you can try to open the Downloads folder to get all the saved data and files now. If it's still inaccessible, don't worry. Just try the 2 methods below to get all save data back now:. If you don't see wanted files in the Downloads folder, don't worry. The professional file recovery software will help. If you lost files in Downloads folder, move your mouse on "Select Folder" and click "Browse". If the whole Downloads folder is missing, select C: drive the default location of the Downloads folder and click "OK" to scan and find your lost Downloads folder.
Only system files will be restored so there's no need to worry about losing personal data from using this Windows tool. Still can't open Downloads Windows 10? The third fix we suggest trying is much simpler than the others so far.
After you download any file, Windows takes the liberty of filtering it into a category — music, photos, videos, etc. Certain folders, like the Pictures folder, are automatically set to optimize files as photos.
At the top of the window, locate and right-click on "Downloads", and select "Properties". Click on the "Customize" tab and under the "Optimize this folder for" option, click the drop-down menu and choose "General items". Check the box "Also apply this template to all subfolders", press the "Apply" button, and click "OK". It may take a few minutes for this change to be applied to the Downloads folder and all of its contents.
Afterwards, check if the folder is still inaccessible. This next fix will come as a surprise for most users. As a result, if even just one file has a corrupt thumbnail that doesn't load properly, you could be blocked from opening Downloads. Go to the "View" tab and observe the "Advanced settings" section. If the setting hasn't already been turned on, enable "Always show icons, never thumbnails" by checking the box next to it. Click "Apply" and "OK", then check whether or not the problem still occurs.
Using this method will stop thumbnails from loading when you want to open the Downloads folder. Thus, if a corrupt thumbnail is at the root of the error, showing the icons instead will let you regain access to the folder. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue.
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