Windows 10: Icon Caching Problem

Discus and support Icon Caching Problem in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Folks, I'm having an icon caching problem that I've not been able to solve. What precipitated this event was that I was trying to get Adobe Connect... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by ReginaSkylark, Oct 1, 2016.

  1. REGINASKYLARK
    ReginaSkylark Win User

    Icon Caching Problem


    Folks,

    I'm having an icon caching problem that I've not been able to solve. What precipitated this event was that I was trying to get Adobe Connect to work. From what I could tell Shockwave was having an argument with Windows 10. I've tried everything suggested on this board and others for fixing icon caching with no results. Short of reinstalling Windows, I'm out of ideas. I've tried:

    1) System Restore
    2) Last good backup (the external hard drive that I was using for backups turned out to be corrupt and toast)
    3) Manually and using .bat files deleting and rebuilding icon cache files
    4) Increasing via regedit the size of icon cache
    5) Replacing iconcache.db with good one
    6) Repairing Windows by in place upgrade

    None of these measures have had any effect. Any other ideas?

    TIA,

    Regina Skylark
    Knoxville, TN
    Windows 10 Pro
    Dell XPS 13 (9350)

    :)
     
    ReginaSkylark, Oct 1, 2016
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  2. BEYONDNOVICE
    BeyondNovice Win User

    After fall update, Windows 10 puts a maximum size on thumbnail cache and deletes older thumbnails before new ones can be generated

    I just ran the Thumbnail & Icon Cache Rebuilder tool from:

    The Windows Club

    Problem Solved!
     
    BeyondNovice, Oct 1, 2016
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  3. SAI CHU
    Sai Chu Win User
    After fall update, Windows 10 puts a maximum size on thumbnail cache and deletes older thumbnails before new ones can be generated

    I tried this tool. It works for a couple days, then the thumbnail cache is reset again, so its definitely not a long term solution.
     
    Sai Chu, Oct 1, 2016
    #3
  4. PEPANEE
    pepanee Win User

    Icon Caching Problem

    Your icon cache files aren't getting deleted because it says you don't have permission to do that. That's probably what's happening; your computer is trying to read those icon caches, yet it doesn't have access to them, hence showing blank icons for all file types.

    Have someone help you get access to those folders, then you can run that bat file again, and theoretically speaking, you should get your icons back... that's if I'm correct =)
     
    pepanee, Oct 2, 2016
    #4
  5. REGINASKYLARK
    ReginaSkylark Win User
    I neglected to mention that I have ownership of the icon cache files. Why I'm denied access to some of them is puzzling.
     
    ReginaSkylark, Oct 3, 2016
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  6. PEPANEE
    pepanee Win User
    Take ownership of that folder (C:\Users\...\Windows\Explorer), then hopefully it will work.
    Look up on the internet on how to do it, because it takes forever to type that process, my bad. Maybe someone can post how to do that, or you can easily find it on the internet.
     
    pepanee, Oct 4, 2016
    #6
  7. SHIMSHOM
    shimshom Win User
    shimshom, Apr 4, 2018
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