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How to Rebuild the Windows Explorer Thumbnails
Kevin Routley edited this page Aug 29, 2021
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- Open Start.
- Search for Command Prompt.
- Right-click the result and select Run as administrator.
- Type the following command to stop File Explorer and press Enter:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe - Type the following command to delete all the thumbnail database files without asking for confirmation and press Enter:
del /f /s /q /a %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db - Type the following command to start File Explorer and press Enter:
start explorer.exe - Close Command Prompt to complete the task.