Multiple Users Setup - Thumbnails Problem

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Paran902
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Multiple Users Setup - Thumbnails Problem

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Hello,

I'm using XnView MP 1.9.5 on Windows.
I'm trying to use XnView on multiple PCs sharing the same Thumb.db and XnView.db and image files.
I have 2 PCs with same network shares:

Z:\Images
X:\XnViewDatabase

The xnview.ini is same on both PCs (copied same file)

But I experience strange behavior of XnView, the thumbnails generated on one PC are not available on the second PC.
Moreover, the thumbnails re-generated on the second PC, invalidate the already generated thumbnails for the same images on the first PC.

Example:

I have a folder with images Z:\Images\Wedding1\
The folder contains 1000 images.

When I open this folder on PC1, the thumbnails are being generated as expected.
When I open this folder on PC2, the thumbnails are not visible, they are being re-generated from scratch (the folder is visible in the settings of the Catalog as imported).
Let's say I stop this generation on the 10th image.

Then when I come back to the PC1 and open this folder, the 10 images will not have thumbnails visible, and they will be re-generated again. Remaining thumbnails (that is the ones generated for the images in this folder on the same PC) are available and don't need regeneration.

Am I doing anything wrong?
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Re: Multiple Users Setup - Thumbnails Problem

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Paran902 wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 2:05 pm When I open this folder on PC1, the thumbnails are being generated as expected.
When I open this folder on PC2, the thumbnails are not visible, they are being re-generated from scratch (the folder is visible in the settings of the Catalog as imported).
XnView on PC1 is closed?
Pierre.
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Re: Multiple Users Setup - Thumbnails Problem

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xnview wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 6:50 am
Paran902 wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 2:05 pm When I open this folder on PC1, the thumbnails are being generated as expected.
When I open this folder on PC2, the thumbnails are not visible, they are being re-generated from scratch (the folder is visible in the settings of the Catalog as imported).
XnView on PC1 is closed?

It is still open, but viewing different folder.
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Re: Multiple Users Setup - Thumbnails Problem

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Paran902 wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:28 am It is still open, but viewing different folder.
Could you try by closing XnView on PC1
Pierre.
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