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Thumbnails are not working for symbolic links for files #122

Closed JP95Git closed 1 month ago

JP95Git commented 2 months ago

I use symbolic links organize my videos.

Working:

Not working:

See example: icaros

I tested it with Icaros v.3.3.3 Beta 2 and Windows 10 22H2.

Symbolic links are created using these commands: mklink /d folder-link folder mklink file-link.avi file.avi

As a workaround I use IrfanView Thumbnails to browse my files and folders because IrfanView shows all thumbnails. But I would love to see thumbnails in Windows-Explorer.

Possible related: #22

Xanashi commented 1 month ago

Thank you for the report. I've only ever tested symbolic links to folders. I'll investigate it, but I have a sneaking suspicion this is a File Explorer issue, as it doesn't seem to work with Windows own native thumbnail provider either. At least in my initial tests.

clsid2 commented 1 month ago

Afaik this is a Windows issue/limitation since Win8 due to tightened Windows security policies.

JP95Git commented 1 month ago

Thanks, you are right. I found an virtual machine running Windows 7 and tested a little bit:

See screenshot for a visual result: thumbnail+link

I think we can close this and probably #22 because Icaros works fine. It seems to be an Windows issue.

Xanashi commented 1 month ago

Thank @clsid2, that's very nice to know.

And thank you for testing @JP95Git. Good to get it confirmed. I believe you last point should have said "works for files, folders and symbolic links" right?

I do wonder what the vulnerability is with symbolic linked files.

JP95Git commented 1 month ago

@Xanashi Thanks, you are right. It was just a typo. I edited my comment.