Windows 7: How to Reset the Thumbnail Cache
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
Tagged: Microsoft Windows 7 If the thumbnail pictures are not displaying correctly, resetting the thumbnail cache will fix this (most of the time). Resetting the cache will clear it and force the automatic creation of the thumbnails as needed.
1. Click the Orb (Start Button).
2. Select All Programs.
3. Select Accessories.
4. Select System Tools.
5. Select Disk Cleanup.
7. Select your Boot drive and click OK.
8. Check the Thumbnails checkbox (make sure nothing else is checked).
9. Click OK.
10. When prompted, click the Delete Files button.
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Imranjavaidleo78 said on June 15, 2010
no its not showing preview,any siggestions
regards
dr.m.imran
Imranjavaidleo78 said on September 16, 2010
dear sir.
i tried it but its not showing thumbnail previw in window 7, i have samsung laptop with i core3,before i was having dell et book with window 7 but in that my all video showing thumbnails,
any other suggestion
regards
Dr.M.IMRAN
SPECIALST PHYSCIAN ABUDAHBI
Mike said on October 5, 2010
did not work for me, any other suggestions?
bumbler said on October 9, 2010
Check your folder options, there’s a check box to force displaying icon or thumbnails. Something changed mine and when I unchecked it, viola, thumbnails displayed.
good luck.
Jope_gukguk said on November 26, 2010
Thx, it’s work
Jarek said on December 10, 2010
Tried all of the above …nothing works !!!
Fran said on January 15, 2011
Start bottom
Control panel
Folder Options
View
Uncheck the “display file icon on thumbnails”
Florisz said on February 25, 2011
Tried all the above and did not work.
The I chose ‘Organise’ from the pulldown menu in Windows explorer while I had a specific folder open with images that should show thumbnails but didn’t.
The I chose ‘Folder and search options..’ and then the tab ‘display’(second from the left) At the bottom of that window I chose ‘reset default settings’ and then ‘OK’
My thumbnails are back, but I still don’t know what option did the trick!
Bubot said on March 5, 2011
nothing happen T_T… help please
Bubot said on April 2, 2011
i know the solution. 100% work on my PC
My Laptop Toshiba L-510
OS Windows seven
check drive where you run your 7.OS
if the free space is
M4u_here said on April 8, 2011
I got it all rite, For Window 7
1. Open start
2.Control panel
3. Folder options ( if there isn’t one, type it in search box on the right top corner)
4.Choose “Show hidden files and folder”
5.Go to the view dialogue box, ( u might already be in it so no worries)
6.Then scroll down and click on DEFAULT
7.EUREKA!!!
cheers, it really did worked for me, try it, it might work..
René Paolozzi said on June 11, 2011
thanks for sharing, that solved it also for me :-)
Carneil said on July 5, 2011
Now This Is How You Do It… Thanks So MUCH..