How to fix black thumbnail preview icons

Fix black thumbnailsThis one is fun:

One day, your thumbnail preview icons turn into black squares instead of showing a preview of the file’s contents as usual.

You may even find that the usual methods to fix the problem simply don’t work.

Fear not! With a few easy tricks, you can get your black icons displaying previews again…

And you just might discover something new along the way!

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