Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
I don't know what else to tell you, you know better.
I'll keep an eye out and i wll let you know if i find something of interest in the future.
I'll keep an eye out and i wll let you know if i find something of interest in the future.
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Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
Thanks for that.
What you described there was probably both apps waiting for the same thing. Only you can know what that might have been. I know that Explorer is sometimes very slow at startup, but several minutes? Never seen that.
What you described there was probably both apps waiting for the same thing. Only you can know what that might have been. I know that Explorer is sometimes very slow at startup, but several minutes? Never seen that.
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Your last reply gave me an idea
This explorer "loading forever" thing was happening in the windows 7 as well. In both cases win 7 and win 10 i was using Icaros to show video thumbnails in both windows explorer and xyplorer. So that might be the problem-bridge between the two applications.
Next time the busy window appears ill try to disable icaros and see what happens, thanks
This explorer "loading forever" thing was happening in the windows 7 as well. In both cases win 7 and win 10 i was using Icaros to show video thumbnails in both windows explorer and xyplorer. So that might be the problem-bridge between the two applications.
Next time the busy window appears ill try to disable icaros and see what happens, thanks
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Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
I started getting this error about a month ago (May 2021.)
The only thing I can do is End Task via the Application Manager. This is very frustrating. I am merely browsing directories when this happens. Very intermittent - but when it does happen - it begins to occur much more frequently until I restart the computer. Then I don't get the error for a while.
Running most current versions of XYplorer (v22.00) and Windows 10
"This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy. Choose 'Switch To' to activate the busy application and correct the problem."
The only thing I can do is End Task via the Application Manager. This is very frustrating. I am merely browsing directories when this happens. Very intermittent - but when it does happen - it begins to occur much more frequently until I restart the computer. Then I don't get the error for a while.
Running most current versions of XYplorer (v22.00) and Windows 10
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Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
Windows introduced this some time ago. The conditions are vague. The documentation is zero. It seems to be related to mouse activity (clicks) while the app is still busy with other stuff. So the workaround is: click a little later.
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This problem gave me a headache for several months as it showed up all the time, preventing me from using XYplorer!mannycastaneda wrote: ↑29 May 2018 19:16 I'm seeing this issue too. Any time I select a MSOffice file and it tries to generate a preview, the system seems to hang and then displays the message. If I hit either "Retry" or "Switch to" enough, it will eventually work, but it is annoying. Any help would be appreciated.
Finally, I seem to have found a workaround which, in my case, seems to work perfectly! Apparently the problem is actually mainly due to a crash related to previewing MS Office files, so I solved it by simply hiding the preview pane.
Reading the other posts, I saw that for other users the problem is not solved in this way, as it is also linked to other factors. But I hope that my experience can be of help for other users and for the developer for further investigation to find a patch or a workaround, at least for users who are in the same condition as me. For the moment, I'm very happy to be able to get back to using the best file manager for Windows!
Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
when I encounter this message the list has to be in thumbnail view.
I mean a mysterious relation between message and thumbnails.
and the only solution is to kill XY in task manager
I mean a mysterious relation between message and thumbnails.
and the only solution is to kill XY in task manager
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Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
This message is a bug deep inside the Windows image factory. But pressing the "Switch To..." button (by mouse or by ENTER) should remove the message, or doesn't it?
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it doesn't. I recorded my screen here https://filebin.net/10u91ufoifjkzj8u
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Next year I will move thumbnails generation to a background thread. Until then you can try this tweak:
PreviewEarlyFactory=2
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unfortunately, tweak didn't remove the message.
noted that the message began to appear after uninstall K-Lite Codec Pack Basic
noted that the message began to appear after uninstall K-Lite Codec Pack Basic
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Re: Error: This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy
Did you already restart Windows?
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ok, i restarted windows and the error is gone
thanks
thanks
PreviewEarlyFactory=2
solved the problem