Hi about a year ago my pics went corrupt when I was saving to a CD. No
thumbnails and any suggestions posted here didn't solve the problem.

I have Windows XP.

I just 'now' noticed on the computer that in my Kodak Easy Share software
(photo albums) I can see the thumbnails of the corrupt/missing images. (I
normally use Windows photo program and therefore don't open pics via the
Kodak software).

I can not open the pics as it says the files are missing or deleted etc.

So....if I can see the thumbnails then are the pics still retrievable/fixable?

Thanks
LisaB

LisaB wrote:
> Hi about a year ago my pics went corrupt when I was saving to a CD. No
> thumbnails and any suggestions posted here didn't solve the problem.
>
> I have Windows XP.
>
> I just 'now' noticed on the computer that in my Kodak Easy Share software
> (photo albums) I can see the thumbnails of the corrupt/missing images. (I
> normally use Windows photo program and therefore don't open pics via the
> Kodak software).
>
> I can not open the pics as it says the files are missing or deleted etc.
>
> So....if I can see the thumbnails then are the pics still retrievable/fixable?

Unfortunately, no. The thumbnails are tiny versions of your pictures
that are saved in a separate file. If the originals are gone, the
thumbnails will only remind you of what you're missing. ;-(

IIRC, there is a known bug that crops up under some circumstances
when using the built-in facility to copy photos to a CD. Someone
here will probably chime regarding that and how to avoid it.

-michael

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> > I just 'now' noticed on the computer that in my Kodak Easy Share software
> > (photo albums) I can see the thumbnails of the corrupt/missing images. (I
> > normally use Windows photo program and therefore don't open pics via the
> > Kodak software).
>
> > I can not open the pics as it says the files are missing or deleted etc.
>
> > So....if I can see the thumbnails then are the pics still retrievable/fixable?

What size are the thumbnail files. If they are say less than 25K,
then your high resolution pictures are lost. If they are more than
200K (upto a few MBs) then your pictures will should still be
recoverable.

I am not clear, are the files just on your CD, or also on your hard
drive?

Michael
www.cnwrecovery.com

When I click on properties for the Thumbnails I don't see the thumbnail size.
Only the 'origninal' pic size 1440 x 2160 pxls.

Both the pics on the hard drive and CD are corrupt. I have saved pics many
times before with no problem. This particular time I was saving them and they
all went funny.

Thanks
Lisa

"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> > > I just 'now' noticed on the computer that in my Kodak Easy Share software
> > > (photo albums) I can see the thumbnails of the corrupt/missing images. (I
> > > normally use Windows photo program and therefore don't open pics via the
> > > Kodak software).
> >
> > > I can not open the pics as it says the files are missing or deleted etc.
> >
> > > So....if I can see the thumbnails then are the pics still retrievable/fixable?
>
> What size are the thumbnail files. If they are say less than 25K,
> then your high resolution pictures are lost. If they are more than
> 200K (upto a few MBs) then your pictures will should still be
> recoverable.
>
> I am not clear, are the files just on your CD, or also on your hard
> drive?
>
> Michael
> www.cnwrecovery.com
>
>

On Dec 18, 2:54 pm, LisaB <Li...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> When I click on properties for the Thumbnails I don't see the thumbnail size.
> Only the 'origninal' pic size 1440 x 2160 pxls.
>
> Both the pics on the hard drive and CD are corrupt. I have saved pics many
> times before with no problem. This particular time I was saving them and they
> all went funny.
>
> Thanks
> Lisa
>
>
>
> "mscotgr...@aol.com" wrote:
> > > > I just 'now' noticed on the computer that in my Kodak Easy Share software
> > > > (photo albums) I can see the thumbnails of the corrupt/missing images. (I
> > > > normally use Windows photo program and therefore don't open pics via the
> > > > Kodak software).
>
> > > > I can not open the pics as it says the files are missing or deleted etc.
>
> > > > So....if I can see the thumbnails then are the pics still retrievable/fixable?
>
> > What size are the thumbnail files. If they are say less than 25K,
> > then your high resolution pictures are lost. If they are more than
> > 200K (upto a few MBs) then your pictures will should still be
> > recoverable.
>
> > I am not clear, are the files just on your CD, or also on your hard
> > drive?
>
> > Michael
> >www.cnwrecovery.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You need to look in Windows explorer for the physical file size.

Michael