Delete "useless" thumbnail cache file

We know that in Microsoft's Windows XP/Server 2003 operating system, when we browse BMP, JPEG, GIF, GIF, etc. in thumbnails or slideshows in Explorer In the format of the picture, even when browsing PDF, HTM format documents, the default thumbnail cache will be automatically generated by default. This is the Thumbms.db file that appears again after deletion. These files are always in the picture folder. Repeated.

However, access to Windows Vista era, you'll find under the picture folder could not find Thumbs.db, do they have repented of no longer exist? Of course not. In fact, Microsoft's designers just changed the way thumbnails are stored. They are stored together in a centralized location. The path is located at "k:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\

Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer\\ ", "k:" here is the drive letter of the Windows Vista installation disk. As shown in the following figure, here we can see a lot of files with file names similar to thumbcache_sr.db. These files are very large and take up a lot of disk space. For example, the size of this file reaches a staggering 159MB. More, it is recommended to clean up regularly. However, when deleting these files, you need to obtain the appropriate permissions. If you are afraid of trouble, simply restart to another system and periodically complete the deletion.

thumbcache_sr.db

Tip: If you want to uncache thumbnails under Windows XP, you can open the "Folder Options → View" dialog box, check here The "Do not cache thumbnails" checkbox is fine.