What the hell is thumbs.db ?????
 

i'm switching server for some of my sites and i'm finding a file named "thumbs.db" since I have no idea where it comes from
I erase it, but when I upload the sites it re appears????
anyone has ever seen this???
:helpme

thumbs.db is created by WinXP when you view a folder with pics in thumbnail form in Windoze Explorer.

Or maybe by ACDSee ... not sure.

It's windows XP

I'm pretty sure its WinXP doing that... I see that alot when I upload a whole folder with FTP..

I've had one of those fuckers be 16 mb on a big folder..

I just delete them.

win2k will also do it

yeah I got it now
everytime I view a folder with the "thumbnail" view, it creates a thumbs.db file in the folder.
since I was checking all my site's folders to make sure I don't upload anything "useless" I created 9 MB of useless files.
what a waste of time


:ak47:

Just switch view back to icons when you are finished viewing your thumbs

Thanks for the tip:thumbsup

Swith off the thumb caching if you have fast xs to your pics ..

never mind. just checked and it doesn't work.
I'm going to look into the thumb caching thing

If you place your files into a zip folder you get the thumbs.db file. You can delete it by entering the zip folder and choosing to delete the file. It is a pain in the ass cause it can sometimes be a large file. :thumbsup

Thanks... before you told me that i always wondered :)