Comments on: Prevent Windows XP from Creating the Thumbs.db Thumbnail Cache Files http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:52:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: timepilot http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-61339 timepilot Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:42:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-61339 I've noticed you can uncheck "Do not cache thumbnails" in folder options but it still creates a thumbs.db file. Maybe the registry method works but the folder options method doesn't. I’ve noticed you can uncheck “Do not cache thumbnails” in folder options but it still creates a thumbs.db file. Maybe the registry method works but the folder options method doesn’t.

]]> By: Ledav http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-61135 Ledav Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:30:20 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-61135 jd2066, I must admit you are right. There is no thumbs.db files on my vista. But it seems that when I open a folder on my XP machin from the Vista one (through the network), it creates a thumbs.db file on the XP folder. And this, even if XP is configured not to create such files... jd2066, I must admit you are right. There is no thumbs.db files on my vista. But it seems that when I open a folder on my XP machin from the Vista one (through the network), it creates a thumbs.db file on the XP folder. And this, even if XP is configured not to create such files…

]]> By: JonMCC33 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-61008 JonMCC33 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:28:23 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-61008 Thanks! I needed the 2MB back on my 500GB hard drive! ;-) Thanks! I needed the 2MB back on my 500GB hard drive! ;-)

]]> By: jd2066 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-60990 jd2066 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:57:42 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-60990 @Ledav: Windows Vista doesn't create and use thumbs.db files so a trick to disable something it doesn't do of course doesn't exist. Windows Vista stores it's thumbnail cache in shell:Local AppData\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer. It appears that cache cannot be disabled unless you disable thumbnails altogether. Note: shell:Local AppData is a shell shortcut to the Local Application Data folder that will expand to the correct location when put in Windows Explorer. @Ledav: Windows Vista doesn’t create and use thumbs.db files so a trick to disable something it doesn’t do of course doesn’t exist.
Windows Vista stores it’s thumbnail cache in shell:Local AppData\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer.
It appears that cache cannot be disabled unless you disable thumbnails altogether.
Note: shell:Local AppData is a shell shortcut to the Local Application Data folder that will expand to the correct location when put in Windows Explorer.

]]> By: Ledav http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-60982 Ledav Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:55:56 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-60982 Do you have the same trick for Vista ? Do you have the same trick for Vista ?

]]> By: slapout http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-60981 slapout Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:46:47 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-60981 Great tip. Does anybody know if its possible to have this file automatically deleted when its created? We have several people that access a folder on a server. When they do, this file gets created on the server. If we have everyone turn it off on their machines, then they won't be able to use thumbnails on their machine. We could turn it off on the server, but this wouldn't stop client machines from recreating it when they visit the server. Great tip.

Does anybody know if its possible to have this file automatically deleted when its created? We have several people that access a folder on a server. When they do, this file gets created on the server. If we have everyone turn it off on their machines, then they won’t be able to use thumbnails on their machine. We could turn it off on the server, but this wouldn’t stop client machines from recreating it when they visit the server.

]]> By: Insomnic http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-60959 Insomnic Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:32:32 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-60959 Turning off the thumbs.db creation is one of the first things I do after a new rebuild. One item to note is if you want to set thumbnail view for individual folders make sure the "Remember each folder's view settings" is also checkmarked in the Folder Options->View window. Of course, this means desktop.ini files will be created in each folder (which I also turn off) - but these settings are all about preferences. Since I'm in a mixed Windows\OSX\Linux environment I tend to turn off the different features that leave the different OS trailing files. Turning off the thumbs.db creation is one of the first things I do after a new rebuild. One item to note is if you want to set thumbnail view for individual folders make sure the “Remember each folder’s view settings” is also checkmarked in the Folder Options->View window. Of course, this means desktop.ini files will be created in each folder (which I also turn off) – but these settings are all about preferences. Since I’m in a mixed Windows\OSX\Linux environment I tend to turn off the different features that leave the different OS trailing files.

]]> By: bassmadrigal http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/comment-page-1/#comment-60908 bassmadrigal Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:34:33 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/prevent-windows-xp-from-creating-the-thumbsdb-thumbnail-cache-files/#comment-60908 This is an awesome tip. I have never liked that file, so I can finally remove it and it will stay gone. This is an awesome tip. I have never liked that file, so I can finally remove it and it will stay gone.

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