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Album art & folder pictures...
  1. #1


    Howard Woodard Guest

    Album art & folder pictures...

    I have lots of music folders. Most have the correct album art -- though I
    don't know where it comes from or how it gets displayed -- but some have
    pictures that have nothing to do with what's in the folder. I have
    displayed hidden files and there aren't any hidden graphic files in these
    folders. Also, I have used the properties dialog to change the folder
    picture file and even though it appears to work properly, the folder picture
    does not change.

    I've looked around but haven't found anything that explains any of this or
    gives me some idea of how to force the folders to display the correct album
    art or picture of my choice.

    Can anyone offer any help on this?

    Thanks in advance,

    Howard




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  2. #2


    Jeff Richards Guest

    Re: Album art & folder pictures...

    This is a known bug. As far as I am aware there is no fix available yet.
    You may be able to get the folders to display the correct image by changing
    the folder template and/or changing the icon and then setting it back to the
    default icon, or simply choosing a different image and then changing it back
    to the default. But it doesn't always work, and the incorrect image
    eventually re-appears

    It's not restricted to music folders; it can affect any folder, but it does
    seem to apply more to folders that have some form of customization. It also
    appears that the selection of the incorrect images is not random, as the
    same images seem to reappear on the same folders.
    --
    Jeff Richards
    MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
    "Howard Woodard" <woodard@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:36737277-E2DE-48A5-B78F-921D2CC82BA5@xxxxxx

    >I have lots of music folders. Most have the correct album art -- though I
    >don't know where it comes from or how it gets displayed -- but some have
    >pictures that have nothing to do with what's in the folder. I have
    >displayed hidden files and there aren't any hidden graphic files in these
    >folders. Also, I have used the properties dialog to change the folder
    >picture file and even though it appears to work properly, the folder
    >picture does not change.
    >
    > I've looked around but haven't found anything that explains any of this or
    > gives me some idea of how to force the folders to display the correct
    > album art or picture of my choice.
    >
    > Can anyone offer any help on this?
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    >
    > Howard


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