Image name & randomly changing images in Off Topic

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Dec 22 2008, 5:40 pm
Not sure if this is an error in windows but here goes:

Ok I have 2 pictures, 1 labled "A" and the other named "C".

I change the name of "C" to "B", and everything works fine.

However, when I change "A" to "C", the image of "A" randomly gets changed to what was "C".

Does anyone know what might be causing this?
#1 Dec 22 2008, 5:41 pm
This belongs in Code Problems I believe.
#2 Dec 22 2008, 5:44 pm
In response to Mizukouken Ketsu (#1)
But it doesn't involve programming at all?
#3 Dec 22 2008, 5:45 pm
In response to Mizukouken Ketsu (#1)
it has nothing to do with the byond engine itself, I don't even have byond installed on this computer yet (its on my GOOD computer)

It's problems with png images Im going to use for my game
#4 Dec 22 2008, 5:46 pm
In response to KingCold999 (#3)
Woops! I missed the part where it said "windows". I saw image and was like "image() proc! >:O" ^-^; My bad.
#5 Dec 25 2008, 7:57 pm
wtf? That's wierd. Perhaps your preview hasn't updated (previews are cached). Try pressing F5 in the folder view (or simply open the image).
#6 Dec 25 2008, 8:46 pm
Press 'F5' or delete the 'Thumbs.dm' file in the directory. If you can't see 'Thumbs.dm', turn on "Show hidden files or folders".

Basically, Windows caches the scaled-down version of the graphic it displays for thumbnails. When you rename A to C, there's still the cached icon for C sitting around in Thumbs.db, so it gets displayed. Your new C is fine, you haven't lost the picture - you just need to kick Windows up the bum and tell it to update its cache.
#7 Dec 25 2008, 9:25 pm
In response to Jp (#6)
You could also tell windows to delete all cached previews. I do this right before defragmentation so it's not slowing me down as much.

George Gough