Bridge CS5 Unloading Thumbnails?

Hiya.
Any idea why Bridge would systematically remove thumbnails? Is it just rebuilding the cache I purged? If so, why don't I see the thumbnails returning?
When the thumbnails disappear, I lose the ability to preview the images as well. And yet, they open just fine on a double-click (so I know the files, themselves, aren't somehow corrupted).
Anyone ever see this behavior?
Thanks!
-Greg (Win 7, 64-bit), latest ver of Bridge

Thanks, Curt. I'm actually surprised by this because I had just purged my cache not one day earlier. Still, I'll try compacting
and see what that does.
-G

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