Refresh Thumbnail

Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
it's fine. What causes this?

Thanks
LisaB

Ok maybe I'm not explaining this right. When I'm looking a my pics in XP My
Pictures folder and I've been playing around; renaming; deleting pics; I
notice other pics in the foler appear to be doubles. When I click the
thumbnail a different pic opens. So I right mouse click refresh thumbnail and
it fixes it.

Why does this happen?

Thanks
Lisab

"LisaB" wrote:

> Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
> it's fine. What causes this?
>
> Thanks
> LisaB

LisaB wrote:
> Ok maybe I'm not explaining this right. When I'm looking a my pics in XP My
> Pictures folder and I've been playing around; renaming; deleting pics; I
> notice other pics in the foler appear to be doubles. When I click the
> thumbnail a different pic opens. So I right mouse click refresh thumbnail and
> it fixes it.
>
> Why does this happen?

Since the thumbnails are kept in a separate file in each directory, my
guess is that your alterations are confusing the code that associates
a file with a particularl thumbnail.

I'm not surprised that this association is not robust.

Refreshing will re-scan the files and "heal" the thumbnail associations.

> "LisaB" wrote:
>
>
>>Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
>>it's fine. What causes this?

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

On Feb 23, 6:10*pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> LisaB wrote:
> > Ok maybe I'm not explaining this right. When I'm looking a my pics in XPMy
> > Pictures folder and I've been playing around; renaming; deleting pics; I
> > notice other pics in the foler appear to be doubles. When I click the
> > thumbnail a different pic opens. So I right mouse click refresh thumbnail and
> > it fixes it.
>
> > Why does this happen?
>
> Since the thumbnails are kept in a separate file in each directory, my
> guess is that your alterations are confusing the code that associates
> a file with a particularl thumbnail.
>
> I'm not surprised that this association is not robust.
>
> Refreshing will re-scan the files and "heal" the thumbnail associations.
>
> > "LisaB" wrote:
>
> >>Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
> >>it's fine. What causes this?
>
> -michael
>
> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> tool--and it's seriously underused."

I had the same problem recently. I fixed it by deleteing the
thumbs.db file. This a hidden file so you may need to change your
Windows Explorer settings to see the hidden file.

Once deleted, the next viewing of the directory showed the correct
thumbnail and file.

Michael

Thanks. I always just go into my picture folder in XP. Why and what exactly
is Windows Explorer for?

Thanks
LisaB

"mscotgrove@aol.com" wrote:

> On Feb 23, 6:10 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> > LisaB wrote:
> > > Ok maybe I'm not explaining this right. When I'm looking a my pics in XP My
> > > Pictures folder and I've been playing around; renaming; deleting pics; I
> > > notice other pics in the foler appear to be doubles. When I click the
> > > thumbnail a different pic opens. So I right mouse click refresh thumbnail and
> > > it fixes it.
> >
> > > Why does this happen?
> >
> > Since the thumbnails are kept in a separate file in each directory, my
> > guess is that your alterations are confusing the code that associates
> > a file with a particularl thumbnail.
> >
> > I'm not surprised that this association is not robust.
> >
> > Refreshing will re-scan the files and "heal" the thumbnail associations.
> >
> > > "LisaB" wrote:
> >
> > >>Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
> > >>it's fine. What causes this?
> >
> > -michael
> >
> > "The wastebasket is our most important design
> > tool--and it's seriously underused."
>
> I had the same problem recently. I fixed it by deleteing the
> thumbs.db file. This a hidden file so you may need to change your
> Windows Explorer settings to see the hidden file.
>
> Once deleted, the next viewing of the directory showed the correct
> thumbnail and file.
>
> Michael
>

LisaB wrote:
> Thanks. I always just go into my picture folder in XP. Why and what exactly
> is Windows Explorer for?

Any time you "open" a folder, you are actually running Windows Explorer.

It is also in the "All Programs" list under Accessories.

-michael (Mahon)

> "mscotgrove@aol.com" wrote:
>
>
>>On Feb 23, 6:10 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>LisaB wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok maybe I'm not explaining this right. When I'm looking a my pics in XP My
>>>>Pictures folder and I've been playing around; renaming; deleting pics; I
>>>>notice other pics in the foler appear to be doubles. When I click the
>>>>thumbnail a different pic opens. So I right mouse click refresh thumbnail and
>>>>it fixes it.
>>>
>>>>Why does this happen?
>>>
>>>Since the thumbnails are kept in a separate file in each directory, my
>>>guess is that your alterations are confusing the code that associates
>>>a file with a particularl thumbnail.
>>>
>>>I'm not surprised that this association is not robust.
>>>
>>>Refreshing will re-scan the files and "heal" the thumbnail associations.
>>>
>>>
>>>>"LisaB" wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Sometimes my pics show the wrong pic for the thumbnail. After I refresh it;
>>>>>it's fine. What causes this?
>>>
>>>-michael
>>>
>>>"The wastebasket is our most important design
>>>tool--and it's seriously underused."
>>
>>I had the same problem recently. I fixed it by deleteing the
>>thumbs.db file. This a hidden file so you may need to change your
>>Windows Explorer settings to see the hidden file.
>>
>>Once deleted, the next viewing of the directory showed the correct
>>thumbnail and file.
>>
>>Michael