Windows Explorer Stuck on Cancelling

Question

Does this ever happen to you? When try to copy a file and suddenly you want to cancel it or in my case I was try to write it over a network drive and I lost the connection.

But regardless what's the reason this annoying box just doesn't go away. Anyone know why this is happening? or How I can prevent such happen over and over again?

Answer 1

Try a copy program that handles exceptions better like TeraCopy or Unstoppable Copier. Both free, fast, and far more reliable than Windows' native copy.

http://teracopy-portable.en.softonic.com/

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=29

Answer 2

Does the "More Details" arrow show any other info, like an error code, which you could search on?

Also, as paulsoares said, try a different copier. Certainly FastCopy, while being, erm, fast, also gives some info of problems. Try it once and see if it tells you anything useful.

Answer 3

I dont think there is any way to genuinely fix this problem. Happens to me at random as well. It even happens on my laptop when i cancel a copying from a DVD drive.

Answer 4

Not sure why it happens but I get it too. To get rid of this annoying dialog you need to kill explorer and restart it:
* from task manager, processes tab, find explorer.exe and choose "end process"
* still in task manager select File - New Task - type explorer - OK