Before the most recent firmware upgrade, my folder art worked but since then I get file art as my folder icon instead of the folder icon. Has anyone else had this issue?
No you are not alone. My folder.jpg files would not display. This goes back as far as FW 2.04 for me. I just decided to create my folder cover art in the png format. so now my folder covers are named Folder.png. No problems since I started doing this. I was seeing backdrops as folder art, I never figured out why. Even deleting the thumb folder (WDTVLIVEHUB\WDTVLiveHub.wd_tv\thumb), unplugging the hub and plugging it back in didn’t fix things. But using .pngs has worked for me so I’m sticking with it.
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Go to your PC and access the hub’s hidden folder (.wd_tv)
Inside .wd_tv you will find a folder titled “thumb” - delete it the hub will make a new one
Power the hub all the way down by either unplugging it from the wall socket or pulling the power plug out of the back of it or using the remote’s Power button (hold it down for about 5 seconds)
count to ten then power it back on
If this doesn’t work and the same problem is still there then do it again. The hub sometimes will re-create the thumb folder before you have time to power the unit off. I generally delete that folder then wait a few seconds and if it gets rebuilt by the Hub I’ll delete it a second time THEN power it down.
As far as your seeing backdrops as folder art, I read that the hub will display the first legit jpeg in the folder, even if it’s not named “folder.jpg”. I just recently tried putting in some generic genre folder thumbs that someone posted and instead of those, I got thumbs of the first movie in each genre folder. Which makes me think, why bother with “folder.jpg”. Why not just name a picture with a “1” in front so it is listed first in the folder?
As far as your seeing backdrops as folder art, I read that the hub will display the first legit jpeg in the folder, even if it’s not named “folder.jpg”. I just recently tried putting in some generic genre folder thumbs that someone posted and instead of those, I got thumbs of the first movie in each genre folder. Which makes me think, why bother with “folder.jpg”. Why not just name a picture with a “1” in front so it is listed first in the folder?
I’m pretty sure I tried that too, with no joy, which is why I switched to a .png file. No problem finding Folder.png…OK look I’m 61, I don’t wanna have to remember what the 1folder.jpg is later on in the day :)