PSE 9 Organiser

I am now unable to see the photos in elements 9 organiser but can open individual photos.
Why have i lost this ability to view and sort my photos? I am running windows 7 64 bit
Malc

Try pressing Ctrl+A (to select all) and then refresh again. If that makes no difference you may need to regenerate the cache.
1. Close Organizer.
2. Navigate to C: ProgramData/Adobe/Elements Organizer/Catalogs/My Catalog
3. Find the file - thumb.5.cache
4. Highlight the file and delete it.
5. Re-start Elements Organizer
6. Wait until all thumbnails have been generated.
N.B. your catalog is normally called “My Catalog” if you have chosen a different name (it will be shown bottom left of the Organizer) navigate to the appropriate folder.
ProgramData may be a hidden system file:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Show-hidden-files

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