Unable To delete thumbs.db

Anonymous
2013-01-21T09:48:54+00:00

Since I moved to windows 8 I have been increasingly having a problem  with deleting any thumbs.db. I do not have the files in the folder open nor did I have them open at any point prior to trying to delete the files. But I continual get the error " file is one in explorer" . I never had this problem in windows 7 and if I did have it I would simply restart.

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Anonymous
2013-01-22T05:38:50+00:00

Hi,

From your issue description, I understand that You are not able to delete thumbs.db. Please let me know if you are not facing this issue.

Thumbs.db is created when using thumbnail preview. I would suggest you to try the following steps.

a. Press Windows + C and Type Control Panel

b. Click "Appearance and Personalization"

c. Click "Folder Options"

d. Open the "View" tab

e. Uncheck "Display file icon on thumbnails"

f. Click OK, and exit control panel. You should now be able to delete the folder and the thumbs.db file.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance with Windows in future. We will be glad to assist.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-19T10:56:11+00:00

    Hi Vijay,

    Really Really it worked.Thanks for your Answer.Helped me a lot.Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-12T01:45:31+00:00

    This does not work in Windows 8.1 - Windows does not even use the thumbs.db file any more, WHY CAN WE NOT SUPPRESS CREATION?????!!!!! Policy Editor will do it, but is not available in Home, only in Pro, so we cannot turn it off. You guys are really incompetent, bloatware programmers. Really.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-24T16:28:50+00:00

    Me too, Windows 8.1 suddenly started showing thumbs.db in all folders and on desktop.  I need to have thumbnail view as I have so many pictures.  I keep dumping it in Recycle Bin but it just comes back. How do you stop it creating and recreating itself?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-26T15:18:00+00:00

    Hi Aravinth,

    Thank you for updating us with the status of the issue. Let us know if you have any other issues with Windows in future.

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