Windows Explorer can't move OGG files

[tippytipper]

Hi, I'm running Windows 10 (18362.239)

 

I'm having massive problems with OGG files, I can't move them anywhere without the Window in Explorer locking up.

 

I can't put them in the trash, I can't move a folder of them, I can't rename a folder containing them.

 

I can expand a zip containing OGG files but then I can't move the files anywhere.

 

I was wondering if this is just me, or a bug with Windows?

[FlappyBoobs]

There was a reddit post about this not long ago, the TLDR is to uninstall "Web Media Extensions".

 

 

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, FlappyBoobs said:

There was a reddit post about this not long ago, the TLDR is to uninstall "Web Media Extensions".

 

 

Sidenote: Web Extensions is used by games and websites to display content that's not normally supported under Windows so removing it might cause other things to stop working.

[tippytipper]

Thanks to both of you  after searching around I spotted the Web Media Extensions in the Microsoft Store (I never use the Store and disable all updates as my internet is limited/slow).

 

I noticed there is an update available for the Web Media Extensions, but I couldn't find an option to uninstall, does anyone know if this is possible?

 

 

[Koeshi]

Have you tried moving/deleting the files from cmd?  The commands would be

move

or

del

.

[tippytipper]

Thanks, I tried moving the OGG files using a couple of file managers but had the same issue.

 

In the end, the update to Web Media Extensions in the Microsoft Store fixed the problem

 

Thanks again for everyone's help and advice

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

38 minutes ago, tippytipper said:

Hi, I'm running Windows 10 (18362.239)

 

I'm having massive problems with OGG files, I can't move them anywhere without the Window in Explorer locking up.

 

I can't put them in the trash, I can't move a folder of them, I can't rename a folder containing them.

 

I can expand a zip containing OGG files but then I can't move the files anywhere.

 

I was wondering if this is just me, or a bug with Windows?

i can move them just fine...windows can moves files even though it doesnt know what t it is...maybe you have a program thats messing with explorer?

 

[tippytipper]

Just now, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

i can move them just fine...windows can moves files even though it doesnt know what t it is...maybe you have a program thats messing with explorer?

 

Hi, thanks, I solved it in the end (see above).

The Web Media Extensions app component in the Microsoft Store needed updating to fix the issue.

 

I have Microsoft Store auto updates disabled; for some reason it appears Microsoft decided to include this system update as part of the Store and not Windows Update

 

 

[homeap5]

@FlappyBoobs give you a hint and reason why this happens, so you should mark his post as best answer, not yours.

[tippytipper]

On 7/25/2019 at 7:42 PM, homeap5 said:

@FlappyBoobs give you a hint and reason why this happens, so you should mark his post as best answer, not yours.

Hi, I didn't intend to mark my solution as the best answer, I just wanted the post marked as solved and I thought my reply sumarised the answer to save people searching.
All credit goes to everyone who helped including @FlappyBoobs

So for now the post is marked as unsolved, moderators are welcome to mark it as solved and choose whatever reply they think it suitable.

 

[ThatCat]

I'm running windows 10 (19041.1052)

I have the same issue but this fix doesn't work. I can open and play the .ogg file but do nothing else with it.

 

I have no idea how I did it. I opened it in notepad deleted all the text so it was 0 bytes, then I moved so many other files it forced the broken .ogg ones out of a queue and they vanished.

Edited June 27, 2021 by ThatCat