file explorer not showing thumbnails for onedrive folder

Anonymous
2018-05-21T19:58:48+00:00

Many of my images have no thumbnail in my users one drive folder, even for files that are downloaded to my pc.

Full path C:\Users\myuser\OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll

How can I fix this? There was a time when thumbnails always worked for this folder, but I can't remember when this stopped working, it's been a couple/few weeks perhaps.

Also, why are some of the images near the end only available online. In my one drive settings this entire folder is set to sync.

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Anonymous
2018-07-13T10:17:06+00:00

I had the same issue and to fix it I went into the settings of the One Drive app and disabled (untick) the Files On Demand service then hit OK. Then after a restart of the PC all thumbnails within my One Drive folders had returned.

No I idea why this works but it did for me and hopefully will do for you also.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-08-11T12:35:20+00:00

    Do you have OneDrive location on another drive than "C:" (The default) ?

    yes, all my one drive files are on another drive besides C:\ (which could not hold all the files anyway).

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-08-11T08:25:14+00:00

    It did not work for me still have the same problem!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-08-11T08:24:16+00:00

    I am right with you PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE RIGHT AWAY!!!  I need to see the pictures that I have on there NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-08-11T08:22:00+00:00

    I still have this very same problem I still cannot see any of my pictures on One Drive on my computer.  One Drive sent me a list of things to do and YES I do not know anything about computers and this list says to go to the command prompt and type this and that, like I am someone that really needs to go into command prompt and type anything.  I am aat the same point as the one above PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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