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I have a problem where thumbnails for Photoshop (PSD) files won't show in Windows 10. Instead, only the default program icon for PSD files is shown. Thumbnails for other image files are working perfectly.

  • Now the strange thing - this problems happens only on one machine. On another (freshly reinstalled) there are no problems.
  • I am not using any third party software on either machine.

Configuration:

Both machines are Windows 10 (v. 2004) (OS Build 19041.450).
Photoshop is v. 21.2.1.265.

I have reinstalled Photoshop, cleaned up with CCleaner after uninstalling, restarted etc.

These are my settings in File explorer:

PSD thumbnails not showing in Windows 10

I have read on Superuser threads that people are using SageThumbs and similar but I want to avoid that since it seems to work 'out of the box' on the freshly installed Windows 10.

What can it be?

Sha
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This is not possible without a 3rd party app. There has been numerous requests to both Adobe and Microsoft for this feature but they seem to be in a stalemate regarding this issue.

Just accept the defeat and install https://sourceforge.net/projects/sagethumbs/

tkvalo
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To be able to see the preview for multi-layered .psd files with Sagethumbs, you need to increase the maximum size of image file setting in the Sagethumb settings. Go to the Sagethumb settings and increase the number for maximum size of image file until you can see the preview for your files.

As a graphic artist, I have .psd files with dozens of layers- I only had to change the setting from the default setting of 100mb to 200mb before I was able to see their preview as thumbnails:

Sagethumbs menu

Destroy666
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Kevin Parks
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I'd found out that, in my case, the system auto generates the thumbnails for photoshop files in ONE DRIVE's folders only!

So, if the network was good, and all files were synced, One Drive would make the thumbnails for you.

About thumbnails for photoshop files outside of One Drive, I have to use 3rd party.

compare thumbnail one drive and not

Suratraak
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https://poppeman.se/pictus/ download pictus open it. open a .psd file in it the 'codec' to open psd files ends up in explorer and all psd files will open in Explorer ever after I have been looking for this solution for months!!!!!

DavidPostill
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liz
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The Pictus (https://poppeman.se/pictus/) solution worked for me. All I had to do was install it for the previews to start working and they appear to continue working even after uninstalling Pictus.

FallenZen
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