Fix Error "Documents.library-ms is no longer working" in Windows 7

Fix Error “Documents.library-Ms Is No Longer Working” In Windows 7

When you double-click a library to view the contents, the following error may occur.

"<libraryname>.library-ms" is no longer working.

For example, the following error may occur when opening Documents library

"Documents.library-ms" is no longer working.

This library can be safely deleted from your computer. Folders that have been included will not be affected.

Similarly when opening the Music, Pictures or Videos library

"Music.library-ms" is no longer working.

"Pictures.library-ms" is no longer working.

"Videos.library-ms" is no longer working.

To fix this problem, open Windows Explorer, right-click on the corresponding library and choose Delete. Click Yes when asked for confirmation.

Note: Deleting a library does not delete the contents of the included folders. However, you may need to re-add or include your folders manually, if needed.

Then, in the navigation pane of Windows Explorer, right-click Libraries and click Restore default libraries.

This recreates the library that was deleted earlier. This option only restores the default libraries.

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25 Comments

Tico

said this on Tuesday, August 17th 2010 8:57 pm

Thanks man, you saved me!!!
I thought i-ve lost all my documents!!
It´s really worked for me!
GREAT GREAT GREAT
Keld Villadsen

said this on Monday, August 16th 2010 1:08 pm

GREAT GREAT GREAT – Thanks
pam

said this on Tuesday, July 27th 2010 7:14 am

thanks! your fix was the one that worked for me.
Elias

said this on Saturday, July 24th 2010 12:12 pm

Thanks. I had this problem after a sudden bsod on shutdown and a scandisk didn’t fix it.
akira

said this on Friday, July 23rd 2010 4:12 pm

it doesn’t work for me….. mine is different, the documents and the other don’t have that icons… and the names aren’t document and musics and pictures again, but document.library-ms etc…. any idea guys??