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Hello,
I transferred files from my desktop PC (Windows 7) to my new laptop (Windows 10) using an external hard drive.
Everything went well, except that when I perform a maintenance with Glary Utilities, during the task "fixing shortcuts," the system hangs for several minutes on .lnk files in: C:\Users\my name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
There are more than fifty .lnk files, and Glary hangs for over a minute for each file, which makes the "fixing shortcuts" scan take forever.
Each scan, Glary finds issues, repairs them (theoretically), and if I run a new scan, the same "problem files" are detected again.
I couldn't find "AppData" in the directory. And, of course, I don't have this problem on my desktop PC from which I copied the files.
I performed scans with Avast and Adwcleaner: they found nothing.
Thank you in advance for your help - Best regards
Configuration: Windows 10 64-bit - IE - Firefox (default) - CPU 2.16 GHz - RAM 4.00 GB - HDD 500 GB
I transferred files from my desktop PC (Windows 7) to my new laptop (Windows 10) using an external hard drive.
Everything went well, except that when I perform a maintenance with Glary Utilities, during the task "fixing shortcuts," the system hangs for several minutes on .lnk files in: C:\Users\my name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
There are more than fifty .lnk files, and Glary hangs for over a minute for each file, which makes the "fixing shortcuts" scan take forever.
Each scan, Glary finds issues, repairs them (theoretically), and if I run a new scan, the same "problem files" are detected again.
I couldn't find "AppData" in the directory. And, of course, I don't have this problem on my desktop PC from which I copied the files.
I performed scans with Avast and Adwcleaner: they found nothing.
Thank you in advance for your help - Best regards
Configuration: Windows 10 64-bit - IE - Firefox (default) - CPU 2.16 GHz - RAM 4.00 GB - HDD 500 GB
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%appdata% search in the Windows 10 search bar there will be the roaming folder
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You're creating unnecessary problems for yourself by wanting to use those cleaners.
Press Windows + R
type cd "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent"
This should take you to the Recent folder;
once inside:
rmdir /S .
it should ask you if you want to delete, you say yes.
But if the files remain, you don't care....
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Like the angel you are, you laugh creating a lightness in my chest,
Your eyes they penetrate me,
(Your answer's always 'maybe')
That's when I got up and left
Press Windows + R
type cd "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent"
This should take you to the Recent folder;
once inside:
rmdir /S .
it should ask you if you want to delete, you say yes.
But if the files remain, you don't care....
--
Like the angel you are, you laugh creating a lightness in my chest,
Your eyes they penetrate me,
(Your answer's always 'maybe')
That's when I got up and left
Thank you, jacques.gache, for your response.
I accessed the "Recent" file and emptied it.
However, the problem remains the same: Glary is lagging on .lnk files from the "Recent" file (which shouldn't be the case if the folder is empty).
When I access the "Recent" file again (which is actually named "Recent Documents" with an icon featuring a clock + a file with a photo + a photo symbol), I'm told that it is indeed empty, but when I request its properties, I get the response: Size 10.9 MB - Size on disk 11.7 MB - Content: 487 files, 2 folders ....
I accessed the "Recent" file and emptied it.
However, the problem remains the same: Glary is lagging on .lnk files from the "Recent" file (which shouldn't be the case if the folder is empty).
When I access the "Recent" file again (which is actually named "Recent Documents" with an icon featuring a clock + a file with a photo + a photo symbol), I'm told that it is indeed empty, but when I request its properties, I get the response: Size 10.9 MB - Size on disk 11.7 MB - Content: 487 files, 2 folders ....
The good point is, if I understood correctly, that there is no virus.
That being said, how can I make the Glary Utilities maintenance "normal," meaning in just a few minutes and not 45 minutes... If all it takes is to empty this .lnk files folder, I'm all for it.
What do you think?
Can you provide information on the shortcut problems detected by Glary Utilities?
Personally, I have only a moderate level of trust in these cleaners, which often create problems in the end.
Generally, there are few problems and the task is completed in a few seconds even if some issues are detected and they are fixed within a few seconds as well.
However, Glary I have no issues, but I use these files that I just put on this PC already on 2 other PCs and I do not have this kind of problem.
Not only does Glary take 45 minutes to complete its "Shortcut Repair" task (which is already quite annoying), but it also means that something abnormal has happened.
All I can say is that when I see the files Glary is spending so much time on, they are all .lnk files and I have no .lnk files appearing in my registries. Some are titles of my ebooks (but not all), one is: "Uninstall a program (4).lnk" and others that are unrelated to each other. It's a bit of a mess.
So, even if the regular operation of the PC does not show any apparent issues, there may be a reason to investigate these abnormal .lnk folders."
C:\Users\my name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\