File Explorer hangs/calculating when deleting file

Having performance problems when deleting one single file or folder? File Explorer takes 2-3 seconds to “calculate” something before deleting? Deleting automatic destinations might help you out. I had a case where this file was 4MB big, which is a lot for only text/paths.

Delete everything under:

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

The big file in question is f01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-ms. You might want to delete this file only. But I deleted everything.

References:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/file-explorer-freezes-every-time-i-try-to-delete-a/95dc1a91-6a28-487a-8741-5569226e9a36

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/175934-how-backup-restore-quick-access-pinned-folders-windows-10-a.html