Forum browse to Library oddity....

[Golden]

Hi,

This is kind of an odd issue I have just discovered, and I'm not sure how to describe it properly.

In my Pictures Library, I have one location with several pictures - all OK, no problem.
--- > see the attachement with the red tick

If I want to add an attachment to this post using these forums (the paper-clip icon), and I use the browse option to go to my Pictures Library, I see a completely different structure to my Pictures Library.
--- > see the attachement with the red cross

My location with my photo's doesn't appear to exist, and instead I see the two default folders that come with the Windows 7 installation. Infact, its very strange : I physically deleted the nVidia Corporation and Sample Pictures folders, and they do not exist when I view the Libraries in Windows Explorer.

To double-check this, I opened a blank Word document, and inserted an image by browsing to Pictures Library : the library contents display correctly as I expect.

If I browse to my other Libraries (e.g. Music or Investments), then I see the correct file structure -- its just the Pictures Library that is behaving oddly (too many files possibly and the browse window cannot refresh???).

So.....I'm puzzled. Why does browsing from the forum attachement option show a different folder/file structure to the one in Windows Explorer?

Can anyone shed light on this?

Regards,
Golden

 

[StalkeR]

For me,everything is working fine...

 

[kado897]

Is it because in the forum dialog it is set to arrange by folder and in explorer to arrange by month?

 

[Golden]

Good guess Kado, but nope.....same issue.

Mmm...I wonder if the forum dialog is browsing to a different user? Since I'm the only user, I wonder if its going to the Admin account.........

 

[kado897]

Mmm Strange. Could it be some sort of permissions problem.

Also what happens if you look directly in your My pictures. Do you get a difference then?

 

[Golden]

Got it!!!

Its defaulting to Public!!!! I wonder why????

 

[kado897]

Of course. I should have remembered. I had a similar problem with my Documents library a few months ago. I put it down to my fiddling about with the libraries.

It is interesting though that the dialog only shows your personal content and not the whole library content. I guess that it is because it is looking from the internet.

 

[Golden]

Something is really odd here...........this only happens with Pictures. Any other Library (Music etc.) behaves as I would expect

 

[kado897]

Was it showing you personal content or the public content?

 

[Golden]

In the forum browse window? It was showing image #2 - the one with nVidia Corporation and Sample Pictures. I guess that means Public content, right?

 

[kado897]

I guess so. What happens if you look at the pictures library through a dialog from a local program?

 

[StalkeR]

You got this problem in other browsers?

 

[Golden]

If I use a browse option from MSWord or any other program, then I see my Picture Library exactly as it should be (the nVidia and Sample Pictures are NOT shown). I only use IE, so I can't comment on other browsers.

OK bedtime lads. I'll check back here tommorrow. Its a funny old issue....probably Library related.

 

[kado897]

Ok so it must be either the browser or a permissions problem. Not my area of expertise.

Any ideas StalkR?

 

[StalkeR]

Ok so it must be either the browser or a permissions problem. Not my area of expertise.

Any ideas StalkR?

No any idea... especially at the moment..

 

[kado897]

Well let's think about it while Golden has his sleep.

 

[kado897]

Did a little playing around with libraries and IE8. It looks like IE caches the library structure. While I wasn't able to directly get the same results as you I was able to get some strange ones like a removed public library still appearing in the dialog. I corrected this by using CCleaner to remove temporary intenet files. Doing it in IE didn't seem to work. I also cleared out a deal of crap built up over time from the other categories except saved passwords, cookies and form data.

 

[Golden]

Thanks Kado. I think its because I removed some of the default folders in the Library as I edited it - I'm not that fussed about it to be honest, since I rarely browse to my Picture from this forum..

Cheers,
Golden

 

[kado897]

Hi Golden. You are welcome.