Dimmed Image Icons Oddity

[W. eWatson]

I have several folders filled with jpg images. On some of them, the
folder icon appear dimmed while on others not so. If I look inside a
dimmed folder, the icon images are dimmed, and it shows "No preview
available." If I click on an image, the image is shown on the left, and
"No preview" disappears. Why the dimmed folder icon and image contents
of some folders?

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I have several folders filled with jpg images. On some of them, the
folder icon appear dimmed while on others not so. If I look inside a
dimmed folder, the icon images are dimmed, and it shows "No preview
available." If I click on an image, the image is shown on the left, and
"No preview" disappears. Why the dimmed folder icon and image contents
of some folders?

Tell you what. If you want to help any potential helpers, mention the
names of the folders that are not dimmed and the names of the folders
that are dimmed. Label the lists so we can tell which is which.

Too much information is not nearly as bad as too little.

Hidden and system folders are often dimmed in Explorer's display.

 

[Unk]

I have several folders filled with jpg images. On some of them, the
folder icon appear dimmed while on others not so. If I look inside a
dimmed folder, the icon images are dimmed, and it shows "No preview
available." If I click on an image, the image is shown on the left, and
"No preview" disappears. Why the dimmed folder icon and image contents
of some folders?

Right-click the folder, "Properties" and uncheck "Hidden" box, Apply

Unk

 

[W. eWatson]

Right-click the folder, "Properties" and uncheck "Hidden" box, Apply

Unk

Odd that almost all (image) folders were all hidden, but applying your
remark to the top folder fixed all sub-folders. All seems to be OK.