It is often used to store contacts and SMS information but may store any type of device or application data. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Social studies How do I get rid of thumbs db virus? Social studies. Ben Davis April 22, How do I get rid of thumbs db virus?
Is thumbs db harmful? Why thumbs db Cannot be deleted? How do I get rid of Desktop ini virus? How do I delete thumbs db files in Windows 7? Is Thumbs DB a virus? How do I get rid of thumbs db in Windows 10? Joe Phillips Joe Phillips 1, 7 7 gold badges 22 22 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files Recommended " in the Folder Options. Improve this answer. You need to switch to preview mode so that Windows creates the Thumbs.
Kreker Kreker 1 1 gold badge 3 3 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. The file already exists but it's not being displayed. Are you sure that the option of showing hidden files is enable on all folders? When you go to enable it press the button "Apply to all folders" — Kreker.
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You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. In reply to denmarfl's post on February 13, Yes, it was wandering a bit. If there is a Thumbs. At this point you can treat it like any other file—simply right-click on it and choose to delete it.
If you cannot delete the file Windows won't let you it is most likely because Windows has the file open. Why would it be open? Because there might be images in the folder for which Windows is displaying thumbnails.
In such a case you might not be able to delete the file until you move all the images out of the folder and then, possibly, restarting your system. Restarting forces Windows to close the Thumbs. If you want to configure your system so that it doesn't use Thumbs. This tool is available only in some versions of Windows.
To see if it is available in yours, invoke Windows' search capability and search for "gpedit. If Windows finds it, double-click it to start the editor. If you double-click this setting another dialog box opens, allowing you to enable or disable it.
If you don't want the system to use Thumbs. This tip applies to Windows 7, 8, and Barry has been a computer professional for over 35 years, working in different positions such as technical team leader, project manager, and software developer. He is currently a software engineer with an emphasis on developing custom applications under Microsoft Windows.
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