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So I have a problem with my File Explorer when I click on a folder it opens up two new windows, but this only happens in the pictures folder. I have been looking around the internet try to find a solution but none of them seems to work for me, unfortunately. So if anyone has any idea on how to fix this bug please let me know. This is a gif to show you what's happening https://gyazo.com/185e013e20270df520a483f955cec2eb  

 

Thanks in advance, Cameron. 

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23 minutes ago, XxCJDJxX said:

So I have a problem with my File Explorer when I click on a folder it opens up two new windows, but this only happens in the pictures folder. I have been looking around the internet try to find a solution but none of them seems to work for me, unfortunately. So if anyone has any idea on how to fix this bug please let me know. This is a gif to show you what's happening https://gyazo.com/185e013e20270df520a483f955cec2eb  

 

Thanks in advance, Cameron. 

Hiho,
Have you looked at Folder Options on the first tab it gives you the choice to mark either "Open each folder in its own window" or "Open each folder at the same window"
If you have it marked on the first the result is pretty much the trouble you're having.

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(Might not be the case for you but why not take a look if you haven't already).

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2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Hiho,
Have you looked at Folder Options on the first tab it gives you the choice to mark either "Open each folder in its own window" or "Open each folder at the same window"
If you have it marked on the first the result is pretty much the trouble you're having.

(Might not be the case for you but why not take a look if you haven't already).

 

That was not ticked, so hasn't fixed the problem. Thanks for the help anyway.  

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, bring others along."

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15 minutes ago, XxCJDJxX said:

That was not ticked, so hasn't fixed the problem. Thanks for the help anyway.  

Do you use Photoshop CC 2015?

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Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Do you use Photoshop CC 2015?

Yes Photoshop all the time why?

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1 minute ago, XxCJDJxX said:

Yes Photoshop all the time why?

When you use quick export or save as Photoshop CC does some nasty stuff with your registry, luckily you can just delete the key it changes. After I deleted the following key and restarted my computer folders were behaving normal again.

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\NavPane

 

Delete that key and then recreate it (right click Modules and then 'new key' and name it NavPane).

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Luna, the temporary Desktop:

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9 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

When you use quick export or save as Photoshop CC does some nasty stuff with your registry, luckily you can just delete the key it changes. After I deleted the following key and restarted my computer folders were behaving normal again.

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\NavPane

 

Delete that key and then recreate it (right click Modules and then 'new key' and name it NavPane).

 

Unfortunately deleting the key did not work 

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1 minute ago, XxCJDJxX said:

Unfortunately deleting the key did not work 

You did recreate it and reboot?

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

You did recreate it and reboot?

Yeah I did that but it didn't work

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1 minute ago, XxCJDJxX said:

Yeah I did that but it didn't work

Well I ran out of options here =/
my apologies.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Well I ran out of options here =/
my apologies.

 

It's okay I appreciate your help.  

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My Rig: | CPUIntel Core i5-8700K 4.8GHz | MotherboardMSI Z370 SLI PLUS   | RAMCorsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB 2133 | GPUEVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC I | CasePhanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case | StorageCrucial MX300 756GB SSD | Crucial MX100 256GB SSD | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM x3 | PSUCorsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Modular |  DisplayAOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27" x 2 Acer 27" H277HU 2K | CPU CoolingCorsair H110i Liquid Cooler | KeyboardCorsair K70 RGB | MouseCorsair SCIMITAR PRO RGB | Sound: Corsair Void Yellow WIFI | OS: Windows 10 Professional

 

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