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re: Thumbs.db (And yes I have searched)
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 1:10 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Harry Clark
(409 messages posted)
Open Windows Explorer, click search in the tool bar ,in the right pane put a tick
in Advanced Options ,tick the first three options under Advanced Options, type Thumbs.db
or *.db in the search for box then Search Now
Cheers HC
On Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 11:52 am, Spoon Fed wrote:
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>The matter has comsumed my week. I can't take it anymore. Someone please help.
>
>These Thumbs.db files... Let me introduce you to my hell:
>
>I switched off the caching of thumbnails on my pc recently. I want to delete all
>of the left over thumbs.db files generated thus far.
>
>You'd think it would be as easy as going to search, searching for thumbs.db or *.db
>and that would be the end of it. OHHH NOOO. NAAAH MATE cos dat would be too easy
>no?
>
>Search tells me, there are no thumbs.db files on my pc. But they are there because
>when you go into the add files option in Nero Express you can see those 6-8k buggers
>sitting there. When I delete them, they go to my recycle bin so I KNOW they exist.
> It will take me years to delete them if I can't use the XP search function. Even
>through msdos I can't see these files.
>
>I have got show all files and show all system files set in folder options in windows
>explorer (XP). Why in the name of Greyskull can I not see them?
>
>Every single forum either replies with "just use XP search" or "switch off caching"
>or make sure you have "show all files" - I have done all that. I'm about to get
medieval
>with my pc.
>
>Help. For the love of everything that lives, HELP.
>
>Spoonfed.
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