File Explorer Error - Duplicate Folders Showing Up
Aug 6, 2015This old error suddenly seems to have come back again
Some duplicate folders showing up again. (Note I CLEAN re-installed W10 after an upgrade - legally activated).
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I have recorded a video of how it looks: [URL] ....
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