Re: Deleting files



Hi,

It happens because you are dragging the images once they have been selected.
To avoid this duplication, avoid dragging the selected image files.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"0isky" <0isky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6F3729E4-DDB3-42B5-A4E1-4C640E8636C0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I can't find where to start a new msg i click on new then question but
> nothing happens.My question is .When I delete thumbnails, instead of
> deleting
> I get copies
> Can anyone please help. I have loads of copies which happened before I
> realised it
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> The thumbs.db file is generated by Windows. It is a
>> database file containing the small images displayed when you view a
>> folder
>> in thumbnail view (as opposed to tile, icon, list, or detail view).
>>
>> Thumbs.db file contains the thumbnails for a particular folder.
>>
>> Windows XP uses a compressed database file (Thumbs.db) to increase
>> performance.
>>
>> To get rid of Thumbs.db files...
>>
>> Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
>> View tab | Check: Â? Do not cache thumbnails |
>> Click Apply | Click OK
>>
>> [[Disables automatic storage of folder thumbnails in a cache file. When
>> you
>> store thumbnail images in a cache file, Windows can reuse them instead of
>> creating new ones every time you open a folder. If you disable this
>> automatic storage function, folders that contain thumbnails
>> might take longer to open.]]
>>
>> If you use Thumbnail views a lot, you may want to UNCheck Do not cache
>> thumbnails.
>>
>> To re-create the Thumbs.db file, click the folder whose contents you are
>> trying to view in Microsoft Windows Explorer, and then click Thumbnails
>> on
>> the View menu.
>>
>> Note: To see the Thumbs.db file, you must be able to view hidden files.
>> To
>> view hidden files, click Folder Options on the View menu in Windows
>> Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:C76CED38-5E83-4D6D-AB6B-0E768B9B49D1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> flay <flay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>> > I have exactly the same problem!!!
>> > exempt i can't delete the thumbs.db files that windows automaticly
>> > generates when dealing with image previews. So i cannot delet them,
>> > they
>> > remain stuck in foldes wich i cannot move or change name.
>> > oh, and the dos thing...dosent work.
>> >
>> > please please please help
>> > love
>>
>>


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