Windows 10: Thumbnails disappearing all the time

Discus and support Thumbnails disappearing all the time in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; It has been 2 days, and I followed every simple "reset thumbnail cache" guide there is. That's not the issue, the issue is that it happens constantly,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/divayth_fyr_, Feb 7, 2021.

  1. Thumbnails disappearing all the time


    It has been 2 days, and I followed every simple "reset thumbnail cache" guide there is. That's not the issue, the issue is that it happens constantly, it happens in less than an hour, and it doesn't stop no matter what I do. Does anyone know what can be done?

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    /u/divayth_fyr_, Feb 7, 2021
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  2. Dgo47 Win User

    File Explorer not showing thumbnails

    Brink,

    Many thanks for you reply. I have done all the steps you suggested, but no change,

    When I open a folder containing photos, some open correctly but the vast majority open with thumbnails, but they very quickly get overwritten and you can not longer see the thumbnails.

    Are there any more suggestions?
     
    Dgo47, Feb 7, 2021
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  3. Dyan Rey Win User
    Video preview thumbnails

    Hello,

    System file corruption is one of the possible reasons why thumbnail preview has recently disappeared. To better assist you, please answer the following:

    • For clarification, are referring to video preview thumbnails when using File Explorer?
    • We would like to verify if you are referring to the Fall Creators Update. To see your
      Windows build and version, please follow the steps in this
      article
      .

    In the meantime, we suggest creating a Test User Profile. This is to see if the same issue occurs on a different user profile.

    To create a Test User Profile, follow these steps:

    • On Search, type Settings then hit the
      Enter
      key.
    • On Settings window, select Accounts.
    • Select Family & other people.
    • Select Add someone else to this PC.
    • Name the User Profile as TEST.
    • Assign a password for TEST user, then select Next.
    • Sign in TEST user.

    We'll be waiting on the results.
     
    Dyan Rey, Feb 7, 2021
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  4. Thumbnails disappearing all the time

    Thumbnails Disappear

    Hi Darren,

    Thank you for posting your concern here in the Community forum. One possible solution to this issue is to
    clear and reset the thumbnail cache of your PC. Kindly follow the steps below to do this:

    1. Press Windows key + R.
    2. On the Run dialog box, type cleanmgr.
    3. Press Enter.
    4. If you have more than one drive or partition on your PC, select the Windows C: drive or the drive letter you wanted to clean.
    5. Click OK.
    6. Uncheck all the files that have a check beside it, but make sure there's a check on Thumbnails.
    7. Click OK.
    8. Click Delete Files to confirm.

    Once Disk Cleanup has finished, restart your device for changes to take effect.

    Please reply to this thread in order for us to help you further.

    Regards.
     
    Jesrael Bor, Feb 7, 2021
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