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How do I display thumbnails in pictures; tried selecting pictures, all folders, large icons, apply, didn't work, tried selecting default settings, didn't work, help!
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Hi Sharon,
I am Dave, I will help you with this.
At the top of File Explorer, click the 3 dots and choose Options
On the resulting dialog, select the View tab and turn off the option to 'Always show icons, never thumbnails'.
Save that setting, then restart File Explorer and check if setting the view to large or extra large icons shows thumbnails
This does not work. I've tried all of the various ways suggested to fix this problem. I honestly never had any issues until OnDrive took over my computer without my consent, I've fixed that issue, but I have THOUSANDS of photos and cannot tell what any of them are. PLEASE HELP!
It's all related to OneDrive WHICH I HATE. I no longer save ANYTING on my computer, it all goes to an external harddrive that OneDrive cannot touch. I previously had an issue where OneDrive put all my files on OneDrive and removed my access to them on my actual computer. What a nightmare. I figured that out, but still I save nothint to my computer. I am not a fan of Microsoft controlling everything on my computer. I am perfectly capable of managing my own files. Anyway it is fixed now. Thanks for the response.
Onedrive is an insidious nightmare even with it turned off at startup. I have the same issue with pictures and these fixes are not working. They sometimes display as an image after I open them a couple of times, sometimes not. That's today. Who knows what will work tomorrow. The hours of aggravation OneDrive has caused me are incalculable.
I just bought another portable drive with 5TB, and I think saving everything to that and not the desktop may be something worth trying.
Phin2001. Take a look at these screenshots. In the first one you can see that a OneDrive connected folder can most definitely show thumbnails of photos. In the second one you can see the settings in the OPTIONS>VIEW menu. Make sure the ALWAYS SHOW ICONS, NEVER THUMBNAILS IS OFF BY DEFAULT. And then say APPLY TO FOLDERS> I'm sure this must be your issue.
IF it is not, a question I have for you is "how much RAM do you have in your machine?" It could be that a low memory situation or substandard graphics card could be at fault. But try these first.
