
Shopping for dads can be hard, but don’t despair. Want to express your heartfelt appreciation for your dad or another father figure, but are struggling to come up with ideas? You’re not alone. Let us know if the Photos app shows the missing pictures after following these steps.BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. įurthermore, check if resetting the Photos app solves the problem by following these steps: You may find the steps for doing that through this link. We'd also recommend creating a new user profile to check if this is caused by a corrupted user profile. Note: To return your computer back to normal, check the section How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting. The problem by performing a clean boot for what to do next. If the Photos app shows the missing pictures and folders in a clean boot environment, check the section How to determine what is causing This will load Windows with minimal drivers and programs, preventing software conflicts from occurring. As initial troubleshooting, run theĪdditionally, we suggest performing a clean boot to find out if this behavior is caused by a third-party It's possible that some missing or corrupted system files are affecting the performance of the Photos app. I have clicked it time and time again, waiting patiently for it to stop in between goes. I have watched the spinning "refresh" button for long periods of time. I have clumps of photos spanning the last 17 years. One might assume its grabbing the first X number of images in alphabetical or "date taken" order. It's not processing the photos in any type of legitimate order either.
No apparent grabbing order (alphabetical / "date taken") I have 22 folders on the root of the designated source, only 16 of them show up in the app.įolder available in a previous version of app now goneĪ folder starting with "A" was available previously on the root of the selected source (in Windows version 1703), and now it's gone after the update.

I'm also able to preview the missing images with the app just fine by navigatingĦ folders from root of source don't even show up I have everything from different versions of CR2 (RAW) files, to JPGs and PNGs currently available.

One might assume it’s the type of images or something, but that can't be it. Note: I am not referring to the photo previewer part of the app, nor am I referring to the Windows Explorer folder, but rather the "Folders" and "Collectors" part of the Windows 10 Photos App. I am still missing thousands of photos when trying to view them via the app. After updating to Windows version 1709, I was excited to see if the Windows 10 Photos App would be fixed.
