When you double-click a library to view the contents, the following error may occur.
For example, the following error may occur when opening Documents library
Similarly when opening the Music, Pictures or Videos library
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 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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@Rick YEP! Same here, this is not a solution! And as I further search FOR a real solution this seems to be a growing problem with Windows 7
Thankyou! Worked straight away; i got this error on a fresh install… go figure….
Thanks. I had this problem after a sudden bsod on shutdown and a scandisk didn’t fix it.
thanks! your fix was the one that worked for me.
Thanks man, you saved me!!!
I thought i-ve lost all my documents!!
It´s really worked for me!
GREAT GREAT GREAT
you are a saint, thanx alot!
Oh there it goes.. worked on the first try.. thanks 🙂
Thank you, this fixed my documents library.
Awesome worked 1st try! Great tip!
Awesome. Thank you for this knowledge. Restored and never got it until I bumped into this. Many thanks
Thanks – your fix worked 5* to you ! :0
Thanks. I was getting fed up and saw this help. The windows 7 error is now fixed, although I do not know why I stopped working in the 1st place – ant Ideas?
I rate this help 10/10
I just tried the following suggestion too, outstanding A++++
Thanks!!! WORKED IN WINDOWS 8 virtual machine!!!
Thank you so much, it worked for windows 8 too 🙂
OMG thanks, i was really distressed thinking all my pictures had gone for good..
THANK YOU xx
How terrifying! It worked to restore my files! Man why do the engineers make thing so complicated!
Woow!
thanks alot it works really great I like it
Thanx a Lot .. This was easier than i thought 🙂
Thanks for sharing this information. This saved me a huge headache later!
it really works….on windows 8 too! Thank you
Thanks so much, it work on windows 8 ,too. ^^
Worked for me, Windows 8, thanks. Why does this error even occur? I had thought I’d lost all of my documents
This does not work. When I restore the default libraries, I end up with the same dysfunctional libraries as before. Any suggestions?
This worked for me on Windows 8, thanks so much
wow.. i thought it would be much more difficult to restore, thanks so much worked on windows 8!
Worked for me 🙂 Thanks so much! Was in a panic for a bit, just spent a week going through and organizing all our pics, videos, etc. and I just got this computer two weeks ago! The mouse keeps freezing to periodically
Thanks so much…when I called tech help for my 3 month old Toshiba, they claimed it was software problem…not covered by warranty and wanted to send me to a pay service to find my Library which was there one day…gone the next. I searched my computer, found my photos and documents and saved them in a new file (Library was so much easier). Then I came across this “fix” for my Windows 8. It was as easy as
1-2-3. My Library is back and I think it is a crime that Toshiba wanted me to pay for such a simple fix. Thank you for the good works you are doing to help people like me, a retiree who cannot afford to buy that information from the Corporate tech people.
You’re a genius! Thank you!
Thank you so much!! This really helped me.
Very much the same for me, very helpful!
worked for me. wonder if it was a virus.
Thank you so much!!! it does the job!
Thank You so much, my friend. Helped me!
Thank you! I was so worried I’d lost all of my pictures! This was very helpful!
Thank you so much!! I am happy…
Thank you so much this kept happening to me every time it did I had to do a system restore, losing all my files. thank you so so so much.
Thank you !! Worked like a charm. Very helpful!
Thanks a lot for the fix, but do you know how this could have happened, all of a sudden my Windows 8 laptop said it had ran into a problem. Then it happened.. This never happens on my Windows 7 computers. Can you tell me if it was a cause of a virus or just a small problem?
Please reply back at my email!
Very helpful fix, simple and concise. Worked like a charm.
Thank you, this has solved my photo library problem too ;0) Thanks for taking the time to post this, it’s a huge help
Legend! This has been sending me bonkers. Didn’t realise it would be such an easy fix!
This didn’t work for me. I deleted the libraries and then restored default and they came back in the same format. Anything else I can try ?
Perfect fix in Windows 8!
in windows 8, worked perfect. thanks.
Does anyone have any good suggestions for restoring the 20 or so custom libraries that have just vanished from my Windows 8 installation? The default libraries appear unaffected, just the ones I made and use every day.
Oh my goodness, thank you so so much. Windows 8 = worked perfectly. I’ve been trying to fix this all night with my parents and no luck until now. Again thanks so much! 🙂
Wow, thank you so much! Just curious, how does that happen?
Awesomeness!!!
I have the same error except every time I try and right click the library, file explorer ends up (Not Responding) and closes. What do I do?
Worked! Thanks a million.. Thought I would have to do a system restore to recover the files. (I believed them to be corrupted)
It worked for me as well. Thanks a lot!
Does it delete all your pictures, videos and such?
I deleted all folder and tried again. It worked.
This worked like a charm!!
worked for me too. thanks. but what caused the error in the first place. a virus ?
Thank you so much!! All of my pictures and music are here again! Very easy solution!!
Thanks for the simple concise solution.
Thank you for this. Still not sure what has happened.
TRIED ALL THIS AND COMES UP WITH ERROR 800703FD
Worked perfect! Thank you so much, almost lost some of my Graduate coursework!!
Thank you so much, It worked awesome and now the files are working. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.
Thank you so much. Worked like a charm!
brill thanks for this. worked great
Once I found out how to open Windows Explorer, the rest was easy. I deleted each library and then right clicked the “Library” in the left column, then clicked restore. Everything works now.
Worked perfectly….thanks so much for posting!
thank you error sorted
Thanx you so much 😀 My Windows is already Sure =) Happy New Year You are Great!!
Perfect! Thanks so much.
Worked 100%! Thanks a lot!!!!!
This did not work for me…just recreated the same WRONG “documents.library-ms”, “Music.library-ms”, “Pictures.library-ms”, “Videos.library-ms”
Now listen…there HAS to be a fix for this. I have searched online and there are PLENTY of people with this problem and your little “restore” fix is useless.
So, please…how is this Library issue resolved?
It did work for me, too!! Thanks so much.
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I called Microsoft and they wanted to charge me $99 to fix. Super simple instructions!
thanks so much! quick and perfect fix!
Thanks a million! been bugging the crap out of me!
perfect-thanks so much!!!
THANK YOU! I was in panic mode thinking all the files were gone. Your solution worked perfectly.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have literally spent an entire year going out of my mind because of this problem, only to read your solution and be able to fix it in 10 seconds. YOU ARE AMAZING, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! All my pictures and documents are available to me again!! So happy!!
Whew…was sweating big time. Worked perfectly…THANK YOU!
It worked also in windows 8! Thank you very much!!!
helped alot, work in win8 too thank you ! i tought that i lost all my music 🙁
Thank you,my document library is now fixed.
Restored Library, Thanks BUT when I try to open any folder in any of the libraries I get a message “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program, create as association in Default Programs”.
what do I do now?
wow, fast and SIMPLE!!!! Thank you so much!!!
thanks mate….it works….
worked first time thanks a lot easy fix. Itried system restore and it didn’t work but this did
THANKS !!! It worked … I was SO SCARED to click “delete” documents and pictures then “restore them again” …
Thanks. This worked 100% quick.
Thanks. Worked like a charm!
This didn’t work at all.
Thanks – very useful – solved my problem
thanks its work.