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keirs74
Copper Contributor
Oct 13, 2021

Azure File Sync dispalying thumbnails issue

Does anyone know if 1) there is a workaround to displaying thumbnails of image files that are tiered? 2) If this is on the Azure File Sync roadmap?

 

It's such a big problem for us especially for the marketing and design teams who work with a large number of image files, as they can only see the thumbnail if the file is cached on the on-premise azure file sync server.

 

Also I remember a while back i could add feature suggestions for Azure File Sync which can be voted on by other users. But i cannot find the Microsoft site for love nore money. 

 

Many thanks

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  • ChrisP2370's avatar
    ChrisP2370
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 23, 2023
    https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/8991b1a3-3725-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0f84 maybe?
    I agree it's a much needed feature. The best 'solution' I've been able to find involves downloading an exe file from a random github and trusting it enough to run on a file server, not exactly ideal, and even that would need to pull all the files back from the Azure File Share onto the sync server rather than updating things directly in Azure.
    • keirs74's avatar
      keirs74
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 06, 2023

      ChrisP2370 

      We have started using XYPlorer Client application for users who require thumbnails. With the preview display on medium or large icons, the application downloads the image files as they appear in the window, allowing the thumbnail to be visible. This actually works quite well as a workaround. 

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