thumbs.db delete older versions of Windows
Before you thumbs.db delete, you should familiarize yourself with what the file is no good at all. You will experience in this practice tip. Especially under older versions of Windows System can nervous-files: Here is a "thumbs is in each folder.db" file is created. With a few clicks, you can prevent the but.
- Select in the Windows Explorer, the menu item [tools] and from the Drop-Down menu and select [folder options].
- A new window will open. Here, you change to the tab [view]. Do not tick the box in front of the entry [thumbnails between] and confirm with [Ok].
- Windows now creates no "thumbs.db" more. Existing System files you need to delete from each folder by Hand.
thumbs.db in Win XP delete
Thumbnails in Windows 7 not to cache
Starting with Windows 7 the process is a little different. This is not least in the new location. Thus, the System does not disturb the files on the hard drive. In the case of network servers, the "thumbs are.db"files still in the folder. With the following steps you can get rid of them but also here:
- Type in the Windows search, type the command "gpedit.msc" and start the appearing "local group policy Editor".
- Open in the left column the following path: user configuration -> Administrative templates -> Windows components -> Windows Explorer.
- Here, select the Option [caching of thumbnails in hidden "thumbs.db"-files disable]. A new window will open. Click on the item to [Enabled] and confirm with [Ok].
- Here, too, you must all already create "thumbs.db" manually remove it. You can find this in the folder "%sysroot%\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer".
Caching to prevent
thumbs.db remove Windows 7 Home Premium
In Windows 7 Home Premium the practical policy editor is missing. Here you need to take a detour via the Registry in purchase:
- First, start the registry editor. You give the command "regedit.exe" in the Windows search and open the same-named System program.
- Now navigate to the entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Advanced.
- The folder [Explorer] is not available, you must create it yourself. To do this, click with the right mouse button on the entry [Windows] and select the points [New] and [key]. For the name, enter "Explorer". Repeat the process with the key "Advanced".
- Now click with the right mouse button on the generated key, and select the entry [DWORD value (32Bit)] menu, [New]. Enter as a name "disable thumbnail cache".
- Double-click on the new DWORD value you open a new window. You set the value to "1" (see Screenshot). After a reboot, Windows 7 should be no "thumbs.db," create files more.
- The already created System files you need to delete manually. The path is similar to that of other versions of Windows 7: "%sysroot%\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer".
thumbs.db in the Registry
In this practical tip we show you how you can also use the System file "desktop.ini" to get rid of.
