photos have disappeared and all I see is a thumbs.db file

Some of my photos disappeared randomly and now all I see is a thumbs.db file in the folder. I am the only person who uses this computer and I did not remove the pictures of theses. I tried a search, but I'm still not able to locate them.

Hi Dfiore,

1. what changes have you made on the computer before photos disappear from the computer?

2. it happens with all types of files on the computer?

Thumbs.DB is a hidden file that contains thumbnails of the pictures stored in a folder.

The option must search the images on the computer.

The image search

http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/learnmore/folders.mspx

I also suggest that you scan and remove any malware or computer virus infections and check if it helps.

The scan below only works on the 32-bit version of Windows

http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

 

You can use the Microsoft security essentials to scan your computer

http://www.Microsoft.com/security_essentials/

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