Hello

Are too many thumbs.db spoiling your skin?

Are you overrun with thumbs.db? 

There’s a file called thumbs.db in almost every one of the folders on my computer. Thumbs.db is a system file generated automatically by Windows XP.

It is so annoying because it tends to show up in places where it’s not wanted. I have found a thumbs.db file siting in my Skin Zip folder just going along for the ride as I upload or FTP the file and consequently causes, problems.

If it is thumbs down for your thumbs.db too:

Then to stop your computer from generating and regenerating future thumbs.db files, do the following:

If you’re on the desktop…

Click Start
Double-click Control Panel
Double-click Folder Options
Or, if you have My Computer open and are browsing any folder in your system…

Click Tools (next to File, Edit, View at the top of the screen)
Click Folder Options
After performing either of those two operations, the “Folder Options” window will open up.

Click on the View tab
Check off the circle next to Do not cache thumbnails
Click the Ok button
Once you click the Ok button, your computer will cease to generate Thumbs.db files. If you delete any of the existing Thumbs.db files, they will not return.

 Be forewarned though, if you browse a folder that contains a large quantity of image files (or extremely large image files), it will take a long time for that folder to load even if you have previously browsed it because the thumbnail images will not have been cached in Thumbs.db.

Enjoy!

Lynn