Windows 10: Downloads folder crashes file explorer

Hello, I was downloading Xilinx Vivado for a school lab and cancelled the download halfway. Ever since then, when I open file explorer it works fine but when i go to downloads it says "working on it" then the application stops responding.I've checked the location of the folder and its still in its right place. I've tried restarting my computer. I've also tried simply ending the file explorer task but it didn't work.Thank you for any help.

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My File Explorer Keeps Crashing after clicking the Downloads Folder.

Hello Microsoft Team,

I need help as when I attempt to open the downloads folder through file explorer my whole file explorer freezes, and then crashes. A cause of this may be that before this freeze started occuring, I multiple selected a few files and may have accidentaly clicked a button, but I am not entirely sure. I saw a similar post about this but when I tried the steps they did not work

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Windows explorer crashing

Hi,

I am having the same problem as the OP in this thread.
Windows Explorer crashes whenever I open my external HDD or thumb drive in explorer..

I have tried the fixes listed in the above thread and I am getting the same error message as 'ktadie' (post 16). I think this is because I am running Windows 7 Professional. Windows explorer crashes when I open my 'Films' folder on my brand new 2tb external HDD. I have about 300 .avi files in this folder and some of the .avi files are several years old.

In short I believe I need the same fix given by 'Wile E' (post 7) but updated for Windows 7 Professional.

Thanks in advance.

 

file explorer crashes

Effective Way to Solve the File Explorer Crashes Issue

You can try the following steps:

1. Tap down the Windows button first to activate the search bar.
2. After that, in the search bar type control, and then click on the top-most search result, that is on Control Panel.
3. Next, in the search bar type file.
4. Now, from the search results click on File Explorer Options.
5. Then, click on the Clean button.
6. Lastly, click on Apply and then on OK.

References: https://www.****/knowledge/solved-windows-10-file-explorer-crash-easy-way/