batch file to delete thumbs.db

[x_kzy_xd]

It's very annoying to have thumbs.db files sometimes. I want to get rid of them. Is there any way to write a batch file that deletes all the thumbs.db and eh_thumbs.db files on my computer?

 

[blurredvision]

Hmm, off the top of my head:

del /s /f /p c:\*thumbs.db

Take out the /p if you don't want to be prompted for each one. I'd suggest leaving it just in case, but if you have a thousand thumbs.db files, it will get annoying pretty quickly.

 

[Netopia]

Just download System Ninja. Getting rid of those is one of its settings (along with all sorts of other junk, if you want to). It's basically a re-invention of CCleaner. Used it on everything from Laptops to Servers. Works great.

http://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/

 

[Vectronic]

This will delete them all, for all drives

for %%d in (c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do (if exist %%d:\ del /F /S /Q %%d:\*thumbs.db)

If you have any CD/DVD Roms in... might want to be a bit more specific about the drive letters, but it should still work/bypass them.

 

[thefordmccord]

http://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/

System ninja will delete them.

 

[gitano]

¿ why use software for non-existent problem ?

You can deactivate those cache thumbnails in the Windows Options

1) Open My Computer
2) Click on Tools
3) Click on Folder Options
4) Click on the View Tab
5) set or unset (depending windows version) the option for cache thumbnails
6) Click Ok
7) Close My Computer

done 🙂

 

[corkyg]

If you ever installed Thumbs+ software, it is not always done. Thumbs.db is created by Thumbs+ by Cerious Software, not necessarily Windows.

http://www.cerious.com/

You can delete them all, but everytime you opt to view thumbnails of graphics, they will be rebuilt.

Gitano's fix is good - but thumbnails are very useful if you work a lot with imagery.

 

[mikeymikec]

¿ why use software for non-existent problem ?

You can deactivate those cache thumbnails in the Windows Options

1) Open My Computer
2) Click on Tools
3) Click on Folder Options
4) Click on the View Tab
5) set or unset (depending windows version) the option for cache thumbnails
6) Click Ok
7) Close My Computer

done 🙂

Because thumbnail caching makes image folder browsing quicker. My guess is that the OP upgraded from XP to >XP and now thumbs.db is redundant* (as newer versions of Windows keep a thumbnail cache for everything in a different place and way).

* - I'm about 95% sure I'm correct in saying this.

One other thing, I've found that Picasa names its cache files thumbs*.db (here I've got thumbs_0.db, thumbs2_0.db, thumbs_index.db and thumbs2_index.db).

 

[gitano]

yeah mike you right, if you got older versions of those from other windows installs then yeah find and clean them all, i mean if the OP do not want to see thumbs anymore, after cleaning better to deactivate them completely in windows options vs having to run the cleaner over and over.

I only see those thumbs useful for large image folders, for little ones on not much images inside the gain is negligible. its a personal thing 🙂