db files

[manni]

after installing xp for a second time and starting up my
server for networking i found in each folder with programs
in it there is a thumbs.db file that for no reason just
apear a short time after set up i cant seem to delete them
and i dont know if they are improtant pls help me as i
cant have ppl seeing these and getting useless downloaded
info as they are about 9mb a peice making them not
veiwabel would be good but as they use system space i
would like to know what caused them and how to delete them

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

These are cache files for the thumbnail images for the files in that folder. If you don't want them created, in Windows Explorer go to Tools, Folder Options, View and put the check mark in Do not cache thumbnails. You can then delete the DB files.