File Explore, Folders & Icons not showing in Large view mode.

Oct 22, 2018
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Someone please help me. I've been trying to solve this issue for days!
- In File Explore, My Folders & Icons (or thumbnails as some people called it) are not showing when I view it in Large or Extra Large icon view. This issue just suddenly happen a few days ago.

- I've tried many methods. Including the most common one which is:
Click on "View" > "Option" > "Change Folder & Search Option" > "View" tab and Uncheck "Always show icons, never thumbnails". This didn't solve the issue.

Please. someone. please help. it is bothering me a alot!

Please kindly see attached images for reference.

Thank you!


It looks ok if viewed in "Medium Icon"
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The Folders & Icons disappeared when viewed in Large icon mode
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It goes the same for Extra Large icon view
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I've already tried the "Always show icons, never thumbnails" method and it doesn't work.
I also done a deframent of my harddisk, and a registry clean-up. Rebooted my PC a dozen times and the issue still persists :(((

 
Oct 22, 2018
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Hi Jay, thank you for your reply. Yes, I did a Disk Cleanup under my harddisk Properties. But the issue persists...

 
Oct 22, 2018
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Yes I did. I checked on "Thumbnails" and did the cleanup
 
Oct 22, 2018
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I'm gonna try the CCleaner.

Actually, I also did use a few Anti-virus softwares and Anti-malwares to scan my PC.. But the problem is there :(
 

jay.wooster

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Have you tried deleting the icons database ?

1) Open Windows Explorer window and go to: %HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local

2) Right click on IconCache.db and click on "Delete".

3) Start the task manager (ctrl + Shift + Esc) and kill explorer.exe process, then re-run it again
 
Oct 22, 2018
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Ok. Very Sad. The CCleaner didn't work too. But still, I sincerely thank you for trying to help and still thinking of ways.
I really appreciate your time
 
Oct 22, 2018
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I did what you said. Deleted "IconCache.db". End process "explorer.exe". Reboot my PC. But the problem is still there.
:( I'm sorry. I really appreciate your help. and i know it's frustrating.

 
Oct 22, 2018
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You have this issue too? I'm hoping someone can help us with this
 
Jan 18, 2019
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I found this solution and it works like a charm!
Create a file .reg with this:
(copy and paste)


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
"IconServiceLib"="IconCodecService.dll"
"DdeSendTimeout"=dword:00000000
"DesktopHeapLogging"=dword:00000001
"GDIProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
"ShutdownWarningDialogTimeout"=dword:ffffffff
"USERNestedWindowLimit"=dword:00000032
"USERPostMessageLimit"=dword:00002710
"USERProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
@="mnmsrvc"
"DeviceNotSelectedTimeout"="15"
"Spooler"="yes"
"TransmissionRetryTimeout"="90"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
"IconServiceLib"="IconCodecService.dll"
"DdeSendTimeout"=dword:00000000
"DesktopHeapLogging"=dword:00000001
"GDIProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
"ShutdownWarningDialogTimeout"=dword:ffffffff
"USERNestedWindowLimit"=dword:00000032
"USERPostMessageLimit"=dword:00002710
"USERProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
@="mnmsrvc"
"DeviceNotSelectedTimeout"="15"
"Spooler"="yes"
"TransmissionRetryTimeout"="90"


It WORKS!!!!