Re: Explorer Directory Cache Corrupted - Fixes?



"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 09:56:03 -0700, Leland Bruns wrote:
>
> > Some cache used by Windows XP (SP2 with all updates) Explorer is clearly
> > corrupted on one of my systems. Directory properties (including folder
> > type, icon, and picture) for many folders are incorrect and cannot be
> > corrected. In specific instances, attempting to correct the info for one
> > directory fixes that directory but changes another; fixing the 2nd then
> > changes the first...as if Windows appears to have the properties for
> > the two directories "cross-threaded".
> >
> > Creating a new copy of one of the "linked" directories would appear to be
> > a possible solution. That is, until the files from the old copy are moved,
> > the
> > old copy is deleted, and the new copy is renamed. As soon as the new
> > directory is renamed, it acquires the corrupted properties of the previous
> > copy.
> > So the problem is linked to the directory NAME, not the actual file on disk.
> >
> > Results are the same, regardless of... Explorer's Folder Options Advanced
> > Settings "Do/Do Not Cache Thumbnails", the TweakUI Explorer Folder
> > Customizations "folders to remember" setting, BagMRU size per KB813711
> > "customizations are lost or incorrect", or other "help" as provided by the
> > generic KB812003 "how to" article.
> >
> > I suspect there are registry entries for the properties of the corrupted
> > directories
> > that point to the same place, one or more of which must be repaired. I
> > further
> > suspect an XP bug which, even if I do get the current errors corrected, will
> > come
> > back to haunt me in the future. Any help at all?
>
> Ian, you forgot to give us details. About the only concrete thing I got out
> of your message is that you see no changes when toggling thumbnails on or
> off. You can delete the hidden thumbs.db file to force the creation of a
> new one.
>
> More details about the differences between what you expect to see and what
> you are seeing (including folder names) are needed.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>

First, deleting the thumbs.db files, as with the other fixes I've tried, has
no
effect on the problem. (Ditto, lots of reboots.)

One example (since I have too many to list them all): I have 2 directories,
C:\...\MyMusic\Artist1\Album1 and C:\...\MyMusic\Artist2\Album2, both of
which were customized with folder type "Music Album" and a specific picture
from within the folder itself. However, at some point, opening Artist2 in
thumbnail mode shows Album2 with the picture from Album1. Correcting
the problem here at first appears to work. However, subsequently opening
Artist1 in thumbnail mode shows Album1 with the picture from Album2.
Correcting Album1 here once again changes the picture for Album2...I
can toggle back and forth all day! NOT something, I as a user should be
able to damage.

Leland



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