OS = MCE 2005, SP2

Just recently, random pictures within the 'My Pictures' folder have gone missing. 
 I have them organized in different folders and if the folder displays the thumbnails, 
the pics are there.  But folders that don't are empty.  The weird thing is that 'properties' 
doesn't show any change in file size, indicating the files are still there.  I've 
tried transferring the folders to another computer in hopes of recovering the pics, 
with no luck.

This seems to have happened last weekend after I came back from a photoshoot and 
uploaded pics from my SD card onto the HD.  That was the first time I noticed it.

Any ideas why this happened and how I can go about recovering the files?  

TIA.

    

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re: Missing Pictures in 'My Pictures' Folder Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 4:48 pm Posted by Rich Kurtz (11778 messages posted) Do the pistures show up if you change to Details view? If so, try deleting the Thumbs.db file from each of the folders you are having problems with. The file will be recreated the next time you view the file in Thumbnail view. It's a Hiden System file so you need to show hidden files first. Open Control Panel then Folder Options and click on the View tab. Select "Show hidden files and folders" Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)" (click Yes when prompted Click the Apply to all Folders button and click Yes when prompted. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum