If you have a problem with thumbnails you should try to recreate the thumbnail cache in Windows 10. In this guide, we will look at two ways to do this task.
Thumbnail cache is just a copy of all the documents, images, and video thumbnails stored in a file. Windows 10 produces and maintains a temporary copy of thumbnails for all documents, videos, and images on your computer so that they can be displayed without delay when you open a thumbnail-supported view.
In other words, every time you open a folder that contains videos, documents, and thumbnail images, Windows uses the thumbnails stored in the cache instead of creating them at that time. These thumbnail cache files help Windows display thumbnails instantly and without delay.
In Windows 10, thumbnail cache files are saved in the C: \ Users \ UserName \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Explorer folder. To view these files you need to go to the specific address and select the hidden operating system files from the "View" tab.
If Windows 10 does not display thumbnails correctly for one or more files, or if the thumbnails are corrupted, clearing the thumbnail cache should resolve the issue.
Here are 2 ways to clear the thumbnail cache in Windows 10
1 method
Step 1: Type "Disk Cleanup" on the Start menu or in the taskbar search box, then press Enter to open the Disk Cleanup utility.
Step 2: On the drive selection screen, select the system drive (the drive where Windows 10 is installed), and then click OK.
Step 3: When you see the following dialog box, select ONLY Thumbnails (Thumbnails), and then click OK to clear the thumbnail cache.
Clicking OK will bring up a confirmation window for your command. Before clicking Yes, make sure you have selected ONLY thumbnails to avoid data loss. This is!
Windows will automatically create new thumbnails when required.
2 method
Like other files, cache files can also be deleted using the command line. Although you can use the above method to clear the thumbnail cache, at times you may need to use the Command Prompt for the same task.
Step 1: Quit all current programs. Make sure you have closed File Explorer as well.
Step 2: Right-click the Start button, and then click Command Prompt (Administrator). Click Yes when the User Account Control (UAC) query appears.
Step 3: At the command prompt, type the following command and press Enter.
cd / d% userprofile% \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Explorer
Step 4: Enter attrib -h thumbcache _ *. db and then press the Enter key.
Step 5: Finally, enter del thumbcache _ *. db and then press Enter to clear all thumbnail cache files.
Restart your computer to complete the operation.
