Why won't raw images display as thumbnails in organiser?

My raw images display only as the 'egg timer' icons in Organiser. I can open them individually, edit and save as jpeg but cannot view them on the grid either before or after editing. This has only just started happening - two weeks ago all was well. It's such a nuisance not being able to scroll down my images in order to decide which ones to edit.
Here's what I've tried:
Uninstalled Elements 12 and reinstalled
Checked for updates (all up to date)
Updated thumbnails
Usually what happens after my images are imported is that I see these icons and they gradually open to reveal my raw images. Now they just stay with the timer icon and nothing more happens.
Anyone help me before I tear out any more hair? Thank you!

If you can use the 'update thumbnail' successfully on individual files and open those files in ACR correctly chances are that you are facing a computer power problem. Creating a thumbnail in the Organizer means opening the image to create a reduced version. For raw files, that means reading the raw file (32 GB each for my Fuji raws...), converting it using the last settings in the xmp sidecar files, then creating the reduced thumbnail. Several seconds, even with a decent computer.
To get an idea of your problem, it would be good to know the type and size of your raw files and your computer specs.
Contrary to other viewing softwares which only show the embedded jpeg thumbnail in the raw file, the organizer shows a real preview.
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