Thumbs.db are Windows droppings. ThumbsPlus by Cerious Software also uses a thumbs.db for its default image database.
Windows thumbnail cache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Each folder with initiated thumbnail views (that is where they have displayed a Thumbnails or Filmstrip view in Windows
Anytime.
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
OK, thanks.
At 04:58 PM 7/31/2008, you wrote:
Gill, its harmless, thats from windows explorer for thumbnail indexes
:) It caches them to speed up the display of pictures in your
folders.
These will go
At 12:20 PM 7/31/2008, Louise Power wrote:
These were announced by our State Office. Just be aware.
Speaking of viruses: I have for some months had a file in my computer
which looks suspicious but seems to do nothing. My
anti-virus/security program seems to think nothing of it. The file is:
Gill, its harmless, thats from windows explorer for thumbnail indexes
:) It caches them to speed up the display of pictures in your
folders.
These will go away fi you force a list view instead of thumbnails and
then delete the thumb.db
HTH
Charles
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Gill Ediger
When in the C prompt I get this weird file called . and ..
Should I delete them?
:)
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org
To: Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net
Cc: o...@texascavers.com
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [ot_caving
of thumbnails when you are viewing a
folder in Thumbnail view. The good news is, you can turn it off. Date: Thu, 31
Jul 2008 16:32:23 -0500 To: o...@texascavers.com From:
gi...@worldnet.att.net Subject: [ot_caving] virus??? At 12:20 PM 7/31/2008,
Louise Power wrote: These were announced by our State
...@texascavers.com
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [ot_caving] virus???
Gill, its harmless, thats from windows explorer for thumbnail indexes
:) It caches them to speed up the display of pictures in your
folders.
These will go away fi you force a list view instead
OK, thanks.
At 04:58 PM 7/31/2008, you wrote:
Gill, its harmless, thats from windows explorer for thumbnail indexes
:) It caches them to speed up the display of pictures in your
folders.
These will go away fi you force a list view instead of thumbnails and
then delete the thumb.db
HTH
