The recency and primacy error can occur on Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 and it’s a sign that something went awry.
The error can occur when trying to open an Outlook folder, contacts, calendars, or tasks.
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1. Run the Disk Cleanup tool
- 2. Open the Disk Cleanup window
- 3. Choose Clean up system files
- 4. Click Clean up system files
- 5. Choose Clean up system files (recommended)
2. Scan for problems
- • Press the Windows key + S hotkey to open the Search menu, enter command prompt in the text field, and click on the relevant search result.
- Click Yes in the UAC prompt that appears.
- Paste, and press the Enter key to run, the following commands, one at a time:
3. Run Disk Defragmenter
- To open Disk Defragmenter, type disk defrag in the Search bar
- Select Disk Defragmenter from the list of results
- Click Optimize from the menu
5. Run the PowerShell script
- Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer } | New-Object PSObject -Property @{ Name = $_.Name; LastWriteTime = $_.LastWriteTime; Size = $_.Size; CreationTime = $_.CreationTime; LastAccessTime = $_.LastAccessTime; LastWriteDate = $_.LastWriteDate; LastAccessDate = $_.LastAccessDate; // Recency and primacy
- LastWriteTime -ge (Get-Date).AddHours(-5) }| Select -First 1 | Export-Csv -Recurse -path C:\Temp\LastWriteTime.csv -NoTypeInformation
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6. Run the Registry Editor
- 7. Go to the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced - Now, create a DWORD value with the name DefaultAdvancesEnabled.
8. Double-click on the DWORD value and set the value to 1.
7. Run the CHKDSK tool
- In the search bar, type cmd and right-click the Command prompt result.
- Choose Run as Administrator.
- Type the following command: CHKDSK /f /r
- Press Enter.
8. Perform a clean boot
- Press Windows + I to open the Settings app, and select System from the list of tabs.
- Select the Advanced startup option.
- Now, select Restart now from the Advanced startup section.
- The system will now restart. Wait for it to boot to the Advanced startup screen.
- Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Configuration.
9. Disable third-party antivirus programs
- 10. Modify the Trend Micro settings
- 11. Disable Windows Defender
- 12. Disable third-party antivirus software
- 13. Disable Windows Defender
- 14. Disable 3rd-party antivirus software
- 15. Disable Windows Defender
10. Reset Windows
- Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app.
- Choose Update & Security.
- Now click the Recovery tab.
- Click the Get started button under Reset this PC.
- Now choose the Keep my files option and click Next.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the process.
11. Use a third-party registry cleaner
- Download the free version of CCleaner and install it.
- Select Registry > Scan for issues.
- 10. Modify the Trend Micro settings