Explorer.exe eats up memory?

[dlf]

Trying to 'error check' a external drive (Seagate 1 TB), every so often I get a message to close the program (explorer.exe).    While checking the disk my RAM soars to about 95 - 99% and I get the above box to close the program. I have 8 GB of RAM.

[Doxxy]

Hitman Pro and malwarebytes scan then disable aero and try again

[DoubleY]

Uhh don't close it lol. Windows won't work if you close it

[Doxxy]

Uhh don't close it lol. Windows won't work if you close it

Of course it will work, stop spreading false information

[Rashy]

Of course it will work, stop spreading false information

He doesnt mean it will stop working but the taskbar and the desktop will disappear

[DoubleY]

Of course it will work, stop spreading false information

Oh, my bad, I forgot that this is how everybody wants to use Windows: That's what happens when you close explorer.exe

[Rashy]

Oh, my bad, I forgot that this is how everybody wants to use Windows: That's what happens when you close explorer.exe

In windows 8/8.1? ouch

[1823alex]

Uhh don't close it lol. Windows won't work if you close it

It will work you just need to have task manager open so you can click "new task" and type "explorer.exe"

[DoubleY]

In windows 8/8.1? ouch

It happens in Windows 7 too

 

It will work you just need to have task manager open so you can click "new task" and type "explorer.exe"

I know that, but I'm just proving my point. 

[Rashy]

It happens in Windows 7 too

 

I know that, but I'm just proving my point. 

Yeah but windows 7 dont go black and stuff.. or is your BG black?

[DoubleY]

Yeah but windows 7 dont go black and stuff.. or is your BG black?

No, my background isn't black. 

[Rashy]

No, my background isn't black. 

Ok.

[Doxxy]

Uhh don't close it lol. Windows won't work if you close it

Your "point" is stupid. You have to learn how to word sentences properly.

[dlf]

Ran a hitman scan, turned up one toolbar (from chrome I think), mostly tracking cookies, deleted them. Running a second scan of malwarebytes - and nothing detected either time. Full scan of my system via NOD32?

[DoubleY]

Your "point" is stupid. You have to learn how to word sentences properly.

My point is that Windows is pretty much impossible to use if you disable explorer.exe 

 

How is that a stupid point? He might have closed explorer.exe not knowing what it was, and been very worried.

 

Don't give me crap because I type English in a way that you don't understand. I didn't mean that windows would physically break. 

[Doxxy]

My point is that Windows is pretty much impossible to use if you disable explorer.exe 

 

How is that a stupid point? He might have closed explorer.exe not knowing what it was, and been very worried.

 

Don't give me crap because I type English in a way that you don't understand. I didn't mean that windows would physically break.

I'm British, I know what I'm talking about when it comes to English.

Also, you can use it without explorer.exe just fine, task manager, new task, cmd, there ya go, full system control, alt tab to change windows.

[DoubleY]

I'm British, I know what I'm talking about when it comes to English.

Also, you can use it without explorer.exe just fine, task manager, new task, cmd, there ya go, full system control, alt tab to change windows.

Most people don't want to use command promt to navigate windows...

[piplupgao]

Most people don't want to use command promt to navigate windows...

IIRC you can re-open explorer.exe via task manager.

[DoubleY]

IIRC you can re-open explorer.exe via task manager.

As stated in a previous post, I already know that. 

[piplupgao]

As stated in a previous post, I already know that. 

So why act as it will break everything, if you knew the solution why not give it?

[DoubleY]

So why act as it will break everything, if you knew the solution why not give it?

Because it does break windows. And the OP probably didn't know how to open base up explorer.exe 

 

The error message wasn't shown through Task Manager, so he wouldn't of had Task Manager open. 

[piplupgao]

Because it does break windows. And the OP probably didn't know how to open base up explorer.exe 

 

The error message wasn't shown through Task Manager, so he wouldn't of had Task Manager open. 

So why not tell him how to do it, say something along the lines of "Make sure you have Task Manager open to re-open explorer.exe"

[DoubleY]

So why not tell him how to do it, say something along the lines of "Make sure you have Task Manager open to re-open explorer.exe"

Because he would just be re-opening the program that caused the problem in the first place! What point is there closing it just to re open it?

[piplupgao]

Because he would just be re-opening the program that caused the problem in the first place! What point is there closing it just to re open it?

This was a problem someone had a while back apparently closing explorer.exe would solve the problem for an hour or 2 while the RAM usage climbs back up, assuming this is the same type of issue closing and reopening it will solve the problem for a bit. 

[dlf]

It only happens if I check for errors on that external disk, I'll try others. Also every time the drive boots up my antivirus (NOD32) starts scanning it.