Windows 10: Folder not showing in file explorer or CMD but can be accessed through old shortcut or CD\

Windows 11 not showing one folder in file explorer or CMD but can be accessed through old shortcut or CMD CD D:\NAMENot something simple like Show Hidden Files option.Went in and Deleted all files, went to CMD, tried RD D:\NAME and it said directory not empty.

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File Explorer W11; Restore Pictures Folder to Quick Access

To restore the Pictures folder to Quick Access in Windows 11 File Explorer, you can follow these steps:

1. Open File Explorer by clicking on the folder icon in the taskbar or by pressing Windows + E on your keyboard.
   
2. In the left pane of File Explorer, right-click on Quick Access and select Options.
   
3. In the Folder Options window, select the General tab.
   
4. Under Privacy, make sure that "Show recently used files in Quick access" and "Show frequently used folders in Quick access" are both checked.
   
5. Click on the Clear button next to "Clear File Explorer history" to remove any history that might be preventing the Pictures folder from appearing in Quick Access.
   
6. Click on the Restore Defaults button to restore the default settings for Quick Access.
   
7. Click on Apply and then on OK to save the changes.
   
8. If the Pictures folder still does not appear in Quick Access, you can manually add it by navigating to the folder in File Explorer, right-clicking on it, and selecting Pin to Quick Access.
   

If these steps do not work, you can try creating a new user account and see if the Pictures folder appears in Quick Access for the new user. If it does, you can copy the contents of your old user account's Pictures folder to the new user account's Pictures folder and continue using the new account.

Let me know if it helps.

 

File explorer slow opening folder containing shortcuts

I have a folder (lets call it folder AP) that contains approximately 30 shortcuts to other folders located in a separate folder (call it folder CJ; all of these folders are located on the same drive). The folder AP has a few files in it but it primarily contains shortcuts to other folders.

When I try to open folder AP, windows explorer takes a looong time to display the contents. The green progress bar shows up near the top of the window and it may take a minute or so to display the contents.

I do not have any problems with any other folders I access. For example, folder CJ is much larger (at least 20 times larger but with far few shortcuts) than folder AP, but I can open folder CJ almost instantly. No other folders have this same issue.

To troubleshoot, I have attempted several tasks:

• I moved the shortcuts to a newly created folder, opened folder AP, and the remaining files showed up pretty much instantly. I then tried to open the newly created folder and that one was slow to open, similar to the performance of folder AP prior to moving the shortcuts.
  
  • To me, this indicates that the shortcuts are causing the delay.
    
• I changed the folder advanced properties for folder AP to unselect "Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties" and selected for this to apply to all subfolders and subfiles
  
  • This had little to no effect.
    
• I've cleared temporary files, performed disk cleanup, scanning for viruses and malware. No benefits.
  
• Restarted computer and router. No benefits.
  

Internet speeds are good, well above 200 Mbps upload and download.

The folders I am accessing (folder AP and folder CJ) are located on our company's network, accessed through a VPN. Most files/folders I access via the VPN are accessible quickly and without issue, but folder AP opens significantly slower than others.

Is it a known issue for folder shortcuts to slow down processes? Is there a solution to make the folder shortcuts display faster?

 

Creating Shortcuts with Batch File

No error, when I run the BAT file the CMD prompt shows and looks like it did stuff. But no shortcut on my Desktop.