Windows hangs on Rename, Delete and Move for specific MKV files
- by Creativehavoc
I have been googling this issue for a long time, and no full solutions seem to be out there.
For certain mkv files, windows hangs when moving, copying, or deleting. These files play fine in a player such as GOM player.
System: a fast windows 7, 64 bit box.
Results:
CPU change is negligible
Memory usage rockets up to ~100%
In cased of delete or move, "discovering files" dialogue box stays up for a long time
Rename simply shows spinning icon until it finishes
Action is completed after EXTREMELY long amount of time
Memory usage does not return to normal
"Fixes:"
Disable thumbnail creation (helps for some cases)
After move/rename/delete kill explorer with taskmanager, and relaunch to re-claim your memory
Even with the thumbnails turned off, the issue persists. I have also tried re-muxing a file, which worked fine, but still resulted in a file with the same above issues.