How to delete Thumb.db hidden files?

[Jan Nademlejnsky]

I would like to know how to delete Thumb.db hidden files. I have many
picture directories and everyone contains this thumb nail database. When I
backup to CD then all these files are there too which take several Mb of
space. I have to manually delete each file, which takes very long time and
usually the program crushes before I am finished.

Is it possible to make it happen that you can search for these files (shoe
hidden does not work) and delete them in bulk?

What about del C:\Thumb.db /s/h in *.bat file (I forgot the syntax)

I would appreciate your help.

Jan

 

[John]

1. Go into Windows Explorer.
2. From the "Tools" menu, click "Folder Options".
3. Click the "View" tab.
4. Put a checkmark in "Do not cache thumbnails."
5. Click "OK".

These steps won't remove the current thumbs.db files from
your system, but they will prevent new ones from
appearing.

Use this command in the parent folder to remove all
Thumbs.db files.

del /s /ah Thumbs.db

John