I reopen the bug. It is actually the case Nautilus GENERATES thumbnails disregarding of the setting. It's especially annoying when it happens while eg. downloading the file: it re-reads it numerous times and wastes system resources.
Please see the attached screenshot: everything is very clear. The setting's value has been there for ages. Still the previews are generated and regenerated on file change. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of Nautilus file window and Settings dialog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/640785/+attachment/2626297/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-12-09%2023%3A13%3A41.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640785 Title: nautilus file preview does not respect file size limit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/640785/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs