Re: Explorer Directory Cache Corrupted - Fixes?

On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:32:01 -0700, Leland Bruns wrote:
> 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

Thanks for the added info Leland. In the case of music folders you have
Windows and your default media player poking fingers at it. Windows will
follow your customizations (folder properties> Customize> Change Picture).
However a media player can be configured to update album info (and album
photo pics) from the internet.

Try disabling the customizing features in your media player. If you use
multiple players, you should repeat the steps in each program. Then try
sorting out the music folder info directly via Windows options only.

Also, album art is controlled by desktop.ini in the album folder and not by
thumbs.db. Here is a link to an article that explains how to rebuild the
desktop.ini files for music and picture folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555077

Since there is an outside element of players updating album info, you may
also want to ask in those newsgroups about how to manage albums and how to
correct wrong info where the player is involved in maintaining info in one
of these folders. There is an index within Windows Media Player (WMP) but I
don't know much about it. However, the folks in the mediaplayer newsgroup
should be able to give you some helpful suggestions. A link for the web
interface for this newsgroup can be found under Windows Media on this web
page:
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx


--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
.

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