[helmholtz]

What I don't understand is how _file explorer_ can be so slow. It's visibly lagging between directories, first-opening etc. That's a fundamental part of the OS. I believe there is so much phone-home going on that nothing on Windows is slick anymore.

[Kye]

This is often a sign of a problem with your file system, or worse, your drive.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administrat...

It's not necessarily or often a huge problem, but it's still enough to cause this. I've never had chkdsk fail to fix these little issues.