Re: What is it

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From: Mark Fitzpatrick (markfitz_at_fitzme.com)
Date: 05/20/04


Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 03:34:59 -0500

Fred,
    Please check your previous post, there have already been several
replies.

It's a Windows system file. Basically, if you open a folder in Windows
Explorer (or any open/save dialog) that is set to view thumbnails this file
is generated. Essentially it is a system database of the thumbnails of all
the photos in a directory. If you delete it, you need to make sure that you
aren't in thumbnail view of the directory. Anytime you view the directory in
thumbnail view it will re-create this file though.

        Hope this helps,
        Mark Fitzpatrick
        Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"Fred" <fred@finecats.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e4fTHfjPEHA.640@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I've just noticed a item named Thumbs.db in one of my FP2002 folders
> which wasn't there a couple of days ago. I understand that the db stands
for
> database but I don't run a database. The only thing that I've changed is
the
> left side
> border. Any ideas? Fred
>
>



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