Thumbs.db

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


"MikeG" <mgaydos06@nospamm.adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> 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
>
 
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" <mgaydos06@nospamm.adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> 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
>
 
Worked nicely; thanks a lot Jim...Mike
"Jim Robin" <jim.robin@loganswell.f2s.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <mgaydos06@nospamm.adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:x_GdnXXBqsPlyxTbnZ2dnUVZ_qOpnZ2d@adelphia.com...
>> 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
>>
>
>
 
"MikeG" <mgaydos06@nospamm.adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> 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


> "Jim Robin" <jim.robin@loganswell.f2s.com> wrote in message
> news:OnlDgnOvHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> 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" <mgaydos06@nospamm.adelphia.net> wrote in message
>> news:x_GdnXXBqsPlyxTbnZ2dnUVZ_qOpnZ2d@adelphia.com...
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
> [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.
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OK, got it - many thanks to all...Mike
"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
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>> [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.
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