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Hi. I downloaded a couple of sport pics from a photographers site(Willie Vass) but in the folder I can only see the titles. They are Gifs apparently and the files are not Hidden in properties. Any ideas how I can view? I have opened with several pic viewing progs but no joy. Thanks!

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Quick summary and likely cause (for ): the files you saved are almost certainly tiny placeholder/transfer GIFs served by the web page — not the photographer’s full images. As suggested, what ended up on disk wasn’t the intended photo. and were right that a browser can open GIFs, but you need to download the actual image file the page is using, not a tiny spacer or thumbnail.

Practical steps to get the real photo

  • Load the photographer’s page in a modern browser, find the photo and try “Open image in new tab” or “Save image as.” That grabs the actual file URL instead of whatever the page uses for layout.
  • If right-click is blocked or the image is injected by script, press F12 and use Developer Tools → Network (filter by Images). Reload the page and click the photo area; the full-resolution image request will appear and you can open/save that URL.
  • View page source (Ctrl+U) and search for obvious image URLs or look for links labeled “full size” or for filenames ending in .jpg/.png/.gif.
  • If the site serves the photo through a script or denies direct downloads, contact the site owner/photographer or, as a last resort, capture a high-resolution screenshot (accepting quality/copyright limits).

Tools and checks
Use IrfanView, GIMP, or Paint.NET to inspect dimensions and metadata once you have the file. Very small GIFs (single-pixel or a few bytes) are commonly tracking pixels/placeholders, not deliverable photos. Respect the photographer’s copyright if downloads are intentionally restricted.

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Try using a web browser.

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Are you sure that you downloaded files of type "GIF". If so, you should be able to open the files with your browser and MS Paint, as well as other Windows picture manager type apps.

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Well in Properties it is described as a 'GIF Image'...yet I notice the size appears as 1 x 1. !! Tried enlarging in Paint x 500%, but nothing to see

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It sounds like what you downloaded was not the pictures you intended to grab from the site.

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You can open those files in Any web browser or MS Picture Manager.

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JorgeM I think your right. No worries, thanks for the replies guys

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sorry you werent able to resolve the issue!

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