Yesterday for example I wanted to try the app ES File Explorer and when it loads the apps it only loads the few I have downloaded lately. It won't load the rest of the regular apps or system apps. Any help appreciated!
Welcome to Android Central! Are you trying to use ES File Explorer to look at the directories that your installed apps use? File manager apps aren't very useful for that, since most apps have directories that are protected by the system, and therefore not accessible by a file manager app (which makes sense, because you don't want to go into one of these directories and accidentally delete important files).
I just want to clairfy what you're asking -- when you talk about "loading the app," do you mean being able to look inside the app's file directory using ES File Explorer? (When most people say "load the app," they're usually referring to opening/running it.)