how to display picture thumbnails windows 11

Anonymous
2022-09-04T17:38:50+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-26T21:30:32+00:00

    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!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-08T21:29:39+00:00

    I have a similar, if not the same issue. When Syncing to a SharePoint Document Library full of photos, the images of the files that show in my File Explorer that are sync'ed through OneDrive show generic icons, not thumbnails. The Document library itself does show thumbnails. Does OneDrive not sync thumbnails?

    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

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-22T17:49:53+00:00

    I've been having the same issue with .rw2 (Panasonic RAW) files, although things like .jpg/.tif/png work fine. I've installed the RAW image extension from the store and tried both of the below things, but it doesn't seem to work. It seems to work fine on my Windows 10 laptop, so assuming this is a Win11 only issue?

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  4. Kapil Arya 38,466 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-09-05T02:41:37+00:00

    Hello,

    Continue with Dave's advice above. If that doesn't works, try resetting thumbnail cache:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/clear-and-reset-thumbnail-cache-in-windows-11

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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  5. DaveM121 932.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-09-04T18:12:44+00:00

    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

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