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'def title virt-manager freezing up when clicking Browse in any window
'def  desc This issue is caused by some sort of problem with the storage pools when it tries to load them. I was able to fix it by pretty much deleting that folder, but you really should just rename it.

# {title}

{pagenav 1 min;01 January 2023;01 January 2023}

The title explains what the problem is.
You might've also noticed that it spikes a CPU core's utilization to 100%.
Furthermore everything works if you enter a file location manually in the corresponding input field, it's just that darn button.

This issue is caused by some sort of problem with the storage pools{fn The storage pool is just a folder with files that store what locations can be used by virtual machines (more info {url here;https://libvirt.org/storage.html}). In the case of virt-manager, pretty much every time you select any folder or file, a folder entry gets added there.} when it tries to load them.
I was able to fix it by pretty much deleting that folder, but you really should just rename it:

```sh
sudo mv /etc/libvirt/storage /etc/libvirt/storage-broken

libvirt automagically regenerates the original folder, so you might need to restart it:

```sh
sudo systemctl restart libvirtd

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