Thumbs.db

[MikeG]

Hi: I have 5 partitions on a 200 Gig HD. All throughout the folders
everywhere, I have a thunbs.db file.

Is there any way to del all these files from a command line? I can get a
command line easily, but need a command...lol...many thanks...Mike

 

[Val]

You can delete it, but it will come back. It maintains information about
the thumbnail view of any image files in a folder.

 

[Jim Robin]

Hi Mike,

I wouldn't bother with the command line. Just use the windows search
utility to find all instances of thumbs.db on the C drive. Then when it's
done, highlight them all and press shift / delete.

Hope this helps,

Jim

 

[MikeG]

Worked nicely; thanks a lot Jim...Mike

Hi Mike,

I wouldn't bother with the command line. Just use the windows search
utility to find all instances of thumbs.db on the C drive. Then when it's
done, highlight them all and press shift / delete.

Hope this helps,

Jim

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Worked nicely; thanks a lot Jim...Mike

Give it time.. .they'll be back. They are auto-generated by Windows.

You can turn off viewing them, but you can't turn off their generation.

HTH
-pk

 

[Ayush]

[MikeG] wrote-:
Open command prompt and run:
CD \
del /a /s thumbs.db

[Patrick Keenan] wrote-:
You can turn off viewing them, but you can't turn off their generation.

Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Tick "Do not cache thumbnails" > OK




Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[MikeG]

OK, got it - many thanks to all...Mike

[MikeG] wrote-:

Hi: I have 5 partitions on a 200 Gig HD. All throughout the folders
everywhere, I have a thunbs.db file.

Is there any way to del all these files from a command line? I can get a
command line easily, but need a command...lol...many thanks...Mike

Open command prompt and run:
CD \
del /a /s thumbs.db

[Patrick Keenan] wrote-:
You can turn off viewing them, but you can't turn off their generation.

Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Tick "Do not cache thumbnails"

OK

Good Luck, Ayush.