How To Disable thumbs.db File

H Tarar · #1 03-08-2006, 11:53 PM

Many of u often see a thumbs.d file uploaded when u make a torrent of a file.
It is a hidden file and cannot be seen in the folder that u made the torrent of.

The drawback of the file is that some users r unable to complete their downloads and thier download always shows 99% or a little above 99.

This file is created automatically in Windows XP.

To disable this file, do the following procedure.

In Explorer, go to Tools -> Folder Options or open the Folder Options icon in the Control Panel.
Choose the View tab, and turn off the Do not cache thumbnails option. (make a check mark on it)
Click Ok.

You can also change this setting in the Registry:

Open the Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
Double-click the DisableThumbnailCache value, or go to Edit -> New -> DWORD value to create a new value by that name.
Enter 1 for its value.
Click Ok and close the Registry Editor when you're done; you'll have to log off and then log back on for this to take effect.

You are done. Enjoy

-KaMaL- · #2 03-09-2006, 12:03 AM

thxx haroon bhai for the solid help and gud for general knowlegde

Janvi · #3 03-09-2006, 12:27 AM

yayyyy yeah....i always get tired of them anyways thanxx.......................

Isha1217 · #4 03-09-2006, 12:53 AM

nice guide..thanks for sharing.

mechgang · #5 03-09-2006, 02:30 AM

Nice Hint Haroon..

Mannat · #6 03-09-2006, 02:37 AM

thanks for sharing this helpful hint.........

convivial · #7 03-13-2006, 03:14 PM

wow that was really helpful...i always manually removed the thumbs.db file by deleting it...

jayesch · #8 03-14-2006, 12:36 AM

Thank you very much .. It is so useful

zubi · #9 03-14-2006, 05:50 PM

was lookin for this..thnks

Don Vito · #10 03-14-2006, 06:35 PM

Good going Haroon bhai! Thanks

logicmyfoot · #11 09-17-2007, 11:59 AM

Thanks

PremiumSeeder · #12 09-17-2007, 04:39 PM

very nice.

Vanilija · #13 12-08-2007, 12:38 AM

Thank you! I didn't even know this option could be turned on on XP.
I was going crazy deleting those all the time, cause I have thumbnails view on in my picture folders.

deepeshjain · #14 12-12-2007, 08:58 PM

comman

narutobrat · #15 12-18-2007, 04:03 AM

so that's how it is done .. cool info ..

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