Re: Thumbs.db

Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
The file is hidden. You turned on 'show hidden files". (start/run, type: control folders) One of these is created to store thumbnails of any folder you have viewed at any time in "Details" view, and set the type to "Thumbnail". No harm in deleting it, since anytime you view thumbnails in details view of the folder, another will be built.


"Thumbnails" and "Details" are two different views. No thumbnail caching happens when in "Details" view. You are correct that the file may be safely deleted, and that a new one will appear when in "Thumbnails" view.
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