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dldb
Mar 09, 2023Aspirant
removing thumbs db
tried lots of things no result. untill now. easy, rename thumbs.db to thumbs.txt. delete and done
- Mar 10, 2023
dldb wrote:
thx, but this is not for me as a user not an expert.SSH is likely not for you.
But the method here should be something you can handle:
Sandshark
Mar 09, 2023Sensei - Experienced User
You can do it globally via SSH with:
find . -iname 'thumbs.db' -exec rm -rfv {} +
That will delete thumbs.db in the current and all sub-directories.
- dldbMar 10, 2023Aspirantok, but every time i visit the directory, they are made again. Not all thumbs files are impossible to delete and i like to keep the thumbs, because they are usefull.
I had a thumbs file that i could not see in explorer, but still was there so i could not delete the dir. Renaming it on another computer(there it was again...) did it for me.
Thanks for your sollution, if in a next win10 update mine doesn't work anymore, ill try yours. - dldbMar 10, 2023Aspirantwhat is ssh? And how can i use it?
- StephenBMar 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
dldb wrote:
what is ssh? And how can i use it?It's a way to access the linux command line interface in your ReadyNAS
As far as removing thumbs.db files goes, the best option is to tell Windows not to create them in the first place.
- dldbMar 10, 2023Aspirantthx, but this is not for me as a user not an expert.
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