# Disappering Thumbnails in Folders
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 20, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371 "2020-06-20T00:40:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Ragnarok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ragnarok)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371/1 "2020-06-20T00:40:29Z")
I Have my mp3 music tagged so i see cover art thumbnails
in windows folder view
Today i was listening to music i didnt do anything
turned off my pc, when i came back some hours later
all my mp3 thumbnails was gone.
I checked folder view option and thumbnails are turned on
I can see thumbnail preview for irfanview images
but Winamp mp3 cover art thumbnails wont work
reinstall winamp didnt work
Any help realy apreciated
Same problem as this person
> [@Disappearing cover art from music directories/folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappearing-cover-art-from-music-directories-folders/19739):
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> I use thumbnails for all my picture, video & audio files. Icaros helps with the video files & MP3Tag helps with the music cover art. At least it did until last week when I updated to v2.86. After applying the update like usual I read the release notes about the Library & decided to apply it to my two major music directories. Last Friday I finally had some time for music & when I went to my folders, none of my mp3s had any cover art (see attachment). None of picture or video thumbnails disap…
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371/2 "2020-06-20T06:46:33Z")
As you have found more or less all that MP3tag can do about MS WIndows' behaviour, what have you tried and what is still waiting to be tried?
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### Author:  [@Ragnarok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ragnarok)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371/3 "2020-06-20T09:42:32Z")
I have no idea what to do
I realy want to fix it, i have gone into properties in windows folder
and thumbnail are on so thats fine, i installed another winamp version
i checked album art are there with Tag and rename (program i use for id tag album art on mp3)
they all fine and show up in tag and rename and my music player which i use on street
fine, but not show up on my windows home Pc folders
what i havent tried yet is to find third party program that can show mp3 thumbnail
if such program exist i am not able to find it yet that could be a fix
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappering-thumbnails-in-folders/49371/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:40Z")