How to restore those "preview" icons?

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Hi,

The icons for my media files (except images) went from the "preview" type (which shows the album art for music or a frame for video) to the generic type (which shows the application that'll open it). So, how do I return it back to the "preview" icon?

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I've already set it to those views (Large), but still no "preview" icons.
 

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I just tried each of them, but (unfortunately) to no success.
 

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What application are you using to open them?

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My guess would be that you forgot -> APPLY after unchecking the box.
 

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Bongo, I'm using MPC and Winamp for videos and music respectively.

whs, I did click apply before clicking OK (or closing the setting window).
 

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Corrupt thumbnail cache, I got that several times and removing the db files as commented should solve it
 

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Hi guys,

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I'll try that explorer cache suggestion in a bit. The restore point one seems a bit extreme (esp. as I've installed tons of stuff since my last recall seeming thumbnail previews), but thanks anyway.
 

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