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1. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
dmacdo1 Jan 28, 2012 3:42 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)1 person found this helpfulAbsolutely fabulous!! This worked like a dream!! I only had to do the first part of what you explained & VOILA, I had thumbnails back!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!! This had been driving me NUTS & I had searched all over the internet & nothing worked.
I am SOOOO glad I found your post!!!
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2. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
kililio Feb 26, 2012 12:09 AM (in response to dmacdo1)1 person found this helpfulHi,
It's not working for me
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3. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
kililio Feb 26, 2012 11:24 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)1 person found this helpfulHi,
Another option :
You need to uninstall Reader X from the system and keep Acrobat.
It worked for me.
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4. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Creative Skull Mar 21, 2012 3:49 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)1 person found this helpfulThis symptom occur because a 64-bit process that runs on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows cannot load the 32-bit .dll files that are required by some program features.
You may try the following work around:
You must use the 32-bit version of Windows Explorer. The 32-bit version of Windows Explorer is located in the %windir%\Syswow64 folder on the computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows.
To use the 32-bit version of Windows Explorer, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type the following in the Open box, and then click OK:
Drive_Letter:\windows\syswow64\explorer.exe /separate
Note The placeholder Drive_Letter represents the drive where the x64-based version of Windows is installed.
For more information:
Some Windows Explorer extensions and some Control Panel items are not displayed on computers that are running an x64-based version of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895561#appliesto
Now check if the issue is resolved.
You may want to try the following steps:
PDF thumbnail view via the Acrobat reader:
1. Run Acrobat Reader. In Reader, click File > Open and navigate to the folder(s) containing your PDF file(s). If necessary, move the slider to show all your PDF files.
2. Cancel out of Open and exit Reader.
3. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folders(s) containing your PDF file(s).
4. Click Views and move the slider until you see PDF thumbnails.
Thanks and Regards:
Sanjay Manju Suman
Adobe System Inc.
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5. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
alaaghost Apr 15, 2012 5:27 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)3 people found this helpfuli found a fix file , i try it and it works
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6. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
dragosstefany2 May 27, 2012 1:32 AM (in response to Creative Skull)1 person found this helpfulHey Sanjay,
I've got the following issue with my Adobe Reader X, under Windows 7 x86: after having cleaned my PC with "Disk Cleanup" option, I can no longer see my .pdf thumbanils (books covers) for my .pdf docs. I have tried the view option, I have tried reinstalling Adobe X, but the problem persists. I think, the disk cleanup might have deleted some registry entries. It is interesting that under my wife's account, one can see these .pdf thumbnails (book covers). please find attached a screen capture that helps you make an idea of how worse it is. Once again - I'm running Windows 7 x86 and not x64.
Thank you in advance for your support
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7. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Creative Skull May 27, 2012 10:53 PM (in response to dragosstefany2)2 people found this helpfulWell if nothing works you can try this:
Open Adobe Reader X
Click on File and Open.
It will bring the Open dialouge Box.
Browse to the location wehere you want to show PDF in thumbnail view (Let's say Desktop)
In open dialouge box Change the view to Thumbnail.
Need not to Even open any file.
Close the Open Dialouge Box and Close Reader X.
Go to Desktop you'll find all PDF in Thumbnail.
Hope it Will Work, Good Luck
Thanks
Sanjay Manju Suman
Adobe Systems Inc.
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8. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
hcradfc Nov 19, 2012 1:40 PM (in response to Creative Skull)GEE as expensive as your stuff is why don't you guys make a 64 bit dll??? This has been going on for years. Says alot about how you cater to your paying customers needs.
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9. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
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10. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
mona oga Apr 19, 2013 4:59 AM (in response to Bad213Boy)1 person found this helpfulThe "fix for 64-bit" program works like charm. Thanks for the link, much appreciated
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11. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Secruoser May 14, 2013 11:31 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Thank you very much. This solution has solved my problem. I'm using a 32-bit Windows 7.
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12. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Real Chewy Sep 28, 2013 10:01 AM (in response to Bad213Boy)For those with this thumbnail problem that are running Windows 7 in 64bit format this is the fix to solve the problem. I will be sorting out my PC when I get home.
Thanks for all the other suggestions on how to fix the thumbnail problem. Unforunately, none of them worked for me on my laptop except for Bad213Boy's solution. It's really sad to find so much joy in watching your pdf's change to thumbnails as you look through the files in Explorer.
I would recommend Adobe makes a significant donation to Bad213Boy for all the effort that he has put in to solve a problem with their software!
Thank you for the link to the fix that really works
Pete M
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13. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Scott Sanders Sep 30, 2013 6:26 PM (in response to Creative Skull)On a PC without admin rights, doing Reader > File > Open on your folder(s) seems about all that works.
Sadly these thumbnails expire quickly with normal use, as if to taunt your lowly non-admin status.
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15. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
UXgun.com May 5, 2014 11:18 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Works like a charm on Windows 8 too! I tried several things before but this was the first one that actually worked. Thanks a lot!
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16. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Camilo Castelo Jun 7, 2014 5:58 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Very simple. Thank you!
Now all thumbnails are showing up!
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17. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Computermensch_ Jun 9, 2014 6:05 PM (in response to Camilo Castelo)Just notice this ... if you start getting access denied on Network shares: FYI: 1 possible solution and cause to Access Denied on opening PDF on network shares with Reader XI
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18. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
cmx Jul 8, 2014 11:38 AM (in response to Camilo Castelo)The pretentiousname.com 'Fix' is very helpful and quite generous for them to have provided it free of charge, but it is not a complete solution.
It does solve the issue with thumbnail previews of PDFs viewed in Windows Explorer on a Windows 7 64 bit machine but it does not solve the issue of thumbnail previews of shortcuts to PDFs viewed in through Windows Explorer.
You can open each folder that contains PDFs from within Acrobat Reader and it will generate the previews for both PDF files and shortcuts to PDF files, and having done that you will see then see the previews appear in Windows Explorer... but if you update a folder with a new shortcut to a PDF then you would have to again view that folder from within Acrobat Reader before thumbnail previews for shortcuts to PDFs will display in Windows Explorer.
This is killing us as we have thousands of folders and tens of thousands of PDF files and having recently upgraded our office to 64 bit Windows and know understand why so many people are upset about this. And we fail to understand why Adobe has chosen not to do anything about it despite years of knowing of this issue. We feel particularly foolish as we have spent a considerable sum of money on Adobe products for our office (including AutoCAD).
Adobe has no viable solution, not even something a simple as a script that could be run to have Acrobat automatically scan all folders and sub folders and generate the thumbnail previews so that thumbnails will appear in Windows Explorer for both PDF files and shortcuts to PDF files. We are very disappointed in Adobe.
If anyone discovers a solution please post it.
Thank you.
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19. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Trajanovski Aug 21, 2014 7:28 AM (in response to Creative Skull)I had the same issue after installing 64bit operating system. Very quick, very simple fix. Thank You very much. The preview is now working on the PDF files.
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20. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
ltc (ret.) k Nov 14, 2014 9:46 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Dziękuję bardzo za ten post. To było bardzo pomocne i rozwiązać mój problem. I zostały poszukiwania ubiegłym tygodniu na rozwiązanie tego problemu miniatur ze standardem Adobe Acrobat X. Można by pomyśleć, mogli (Adobe) zapewnić jakiś rodzaj wsparcia dla tego.
Kuliński
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21. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
FitChic4Life Nov 18, 2014 11:32 AM (in response to Creative Skull)This worked for me... Thank You!
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22. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
GoSv May 27, 2015 1:48 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Are there any updates yet for the latest CC 2015 on x64 ?
PDF and document thumbnails in windows are an absolute must for the workflow.
Please Adobe make your software professional.
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23. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
sienavb Jun 17, 2015 7:38 AM (in response to Creative Skull)This does work, however you need to select all sizes of thumbnails in the "Open" dialogue window. Then close the window. Only then can you preview pdfs in all thumbnail sizes in Explorer. I discovered when I only selected one thumbnail size, I still couldn't preview some pdfs in Explorer since they had been set to view in a different thumbnail size. I hope this makes sense to you all.
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24. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
c.support Jun 26, 2015 2:51 AM (in response to sienavb)Hi.
Would you please share what you did to solve this?
I am running Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64 bit and for the life of me I can not get thumbnails to work for PDFs.
I am using Adobe Reader DC, and it just doesn't work though I've tried everything on this thread.Thanks!
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25. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Bernd Alheit Jun 26, 2015 3:07 AM (in response to c.support)Acrobat Reader DC doesn't display thumbnails.
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26. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
c.support Jun 26, 2015 3:21 AM (in response to Bernd Alheit)Well that's quite unacceptable.
Why is that so?
I guess I'll have to look for an other PDF reader that will actually do that.
Unless you guys plan on fixing this problem.
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28. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
sienavb Jun 29, 2015 4:07 PM (in response to c.support)First check to make sure your pdfs are set to open with Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
1. Control Panel
2. Default Programs
3. Associate a file
4. Check if PDFs are set to open with Adobe. If not, change it.
5. Close Control panel.
6. Download and install latest Adobe Reader DC for Windows 8.1, 64 bit
7. Then, run Adobe Reader
8. Click on File
9. Open
(Select folder with PDFs)
Choose VIEW, then click on XLarge Icons, then click on Large Icons, then click on Medium Icons. Small icons don't preview thumbnails.
Repeat with other folders containing PDFs
Exit Adobe
Note: You don't have to actually open a PDF file in Adobe for this to work. You can just be in a folder with PDFs and watch the thumbnails appear by changing how the icons in the folders are viewed with the VIEW button.
Hope this helps.
Siena
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29. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Cameron_kennedy Jul 29, 2015 10:24 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Worked.
Thanks!
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30. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
annay74306311 Sep 2, 2015 6:37 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)It works...only at step 1 .thank you !!
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31. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
julier51953988 Nov 4, 2015 4:21 PM (in response to sienavb)This doesn't work for me - I'm working on a Mac so not sure if that's the difference?
When I get to step 9. and click on the folder and VIEW there is no option available to click on Xlarge Icons, Large Icons, or any icons at all...
could you walk me through that part?
Thanks in anticipation..
Julie
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32. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
Bernd Alheit Nov 5, 2015 2:18 AM (in response to julier51953988)The instructions are for Windows.
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33. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
julier51953988 Nov 5, 2015 4:19 PM (in response to Bernd Alheit)can anyone help me with a Mac workaround?
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34. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
robinthornett May 5, 2016 12:23 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)While this is not the optimum way to do things, I did find a sort-of fix.
If you are like me and have tons of folders with similar names or numbered files, so that the lack of thumbnails means you have to go into each folder and open each .pdf to see if you have the right one, etc...
I open the .pdf, go to File, Export, Image, .jpg. Then save that .jpg in the same folder as the .pdf. Then at least I can see a thumbnail preview of the .jpg in the folder, which is better than nothing.
Yes, its tedious and INCREDIBLY time consuming, but if you are going into all the folders all the time, it will be better in the long run.
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35. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
TinaShaw May 26, 2016 8:11 AM (in response to Bad213Boy)Genius! Worked flawlessly! Thank you!
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36. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
phils11961302 Jun 16, 2016 9:10 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)1 person found this helpfulQuick alternative - in your file explorer just go into view > preview pane.
Shows a large preview to the side much bigger than a thumbnail.
I have been talking with Adobe for DAYS and they basically told me that they have made an update and do not support thumbnails anymore. I've tried downloading older Acrobat's but it didn't solve the thumbnail and brought more on its own.
Save yourself the time wasting! Sometimes it seems the simplest fix is the best one!
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37. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
jonathanw51348104 Nov 30, 2016 5:45 AM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)Hey man
Just use A-PDF Thumbnailer (Create web image thumbnailers and galleries from multiple PDFs. [A-PDF.com]), it's easy to use and you can make great thumbnails. I used it for my website, for which it was great.
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38. Re: A quick and easy fix for pdf thumbnail problem with Acrobat and Reader X
francos11388802 Mar 14, 2018 4:44 PM (in response to Full Meetal Fajans)I found a fix that worked for me.
open Adobe Reader and from the edit menu go to preferences.
Select the General tab and under the Basic tools check "enable PDF thumbnail previews in Windows Explorer"
This solved my problem.