# DDS viewer plugin no longer working
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/dds-viewer-plugin-no-longer-working/30721
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [December 12, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dds-viewer-plugin-no-longer-working/30721 "2018-12-12T09:57:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Skeeve](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Skeeve)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dds-viewer-plugin-no-longer-working/30721/1 "2018-12-12T09:58:00Z")
Hi guys,
I hope all is well.
I discovered that .DDS files are no longer shown as thumbnail since my last update. (12.10.0)
I checked for the dll files, but they still exists in the correct folder. However, the plugin is no longer listed in the preferences plugins list.
Is it something on my end or does this plugin no longer work with the latest version? Could you please have a quick look?
Many thanks in advance,
Kind regards,
Skeeve
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dds-viewer-plugin-no-longer-working/30721/2 "2018-12-12T11:07:28Z")
> [@Simple dds viewer plugin](https://resource.dopus.com/t/simple-dds-viewer-plugin/2515/6):
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> This plugin may break in a future version of Opus if we remove the non-Unicode API. If you find the plugin isn't working, try this alternative one which can handle the same format (although I don't know if it is the same, or better or worse at this …
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### Author:  [@Skeeve](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Skeeve)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dds-viewer-plugin-no-longer-working/30721/3 "2018-12-12T11:40:55Z")
Nice one, it's working again!
Many thanks for your quick help, much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Marcus