Missing product image cache folder in category view only

[jackJackDe]

Hello,

i've installed magento 2.1.6 with sample data via composer on my local docker machine. Everything works fine but after clearing the image cache, the categories have no product images.

If i click on one of the products, the product view will load correctly. 

The Pathes:

# category_view (not show - 404 error)

.../pub/media/catalog/product/cache/f073062f50e48eb0f0998593e568d857/w/t/wt09-white_main.jpg

# product_view (show)

.../pub/media/catalog/product/cache/75eed2686e01eb22cb4050b2f40ddf97/w/t/wt09-white_main.jpg

The cache folder "f073062f50e48eb0f0998593e568d857" is called but not created. All other cache folders created correctly... Does anyone have the same issue or maybe a solution?

Thanks

[infortis]

I have similar issue. I installed Magento 2.1.6 on XAMPP on Windows.

Folders with image cache are not created at all, and Magento tries to load images from this URL, for example:

http://localhost/xxx/pub/media/catalog/product\cache\f073062f50e48eb0f09af8593e568d857\/w/s/ws01-black_main.jpg 

So it looks like even the generated URL is incorrect.

In the live demo the URL looks like this:

http: / / magento2-demo.nexcess.net/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/240x300/beff4985b56e3afdbeabfc89641a4582/w/s/ws01-black_main.jpg

[js_dupuis]

It's a new "feature" of Magento 2.1.6. Images are not cached anymore after a visitor views a product page. Images are cached when a product is saved in the back-end.

If you flush the catalog image cache, images will be broken in category view. You either need to:

a) go in each product in the Admin and click save (ok if you have a very low number of products)

b) run the "bin/magento catalog:images:resize" command while in Developer mode. This can take more than 1 hour. This will create the cached version of all images in over 30 different sizes (thumbnail, base, thumbnail for wishlist, thumb for related products, etc.).

This has created a big problem for me as it increases the inode usage drastically.

You should also read the problem related to batch resizing in 2.1.6: http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.1/release-notes/tech_bull_216-imageresize.html

[TOM_M_]

Have you find a solution yet as I have the exact same issue as you do.
Inodes are going thru the roof when I run the resize command.