Hi Myra, On Microsoft Windows operating systems, a thumbnail cache is a file used to store thumbnail images for Windows Explorer's thumbnail view. This speeds up the display of images as the smaller images do not need to be recalculated every time the user views the folder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbs.db To remove these files and stop them from coming back, follow the following instructions... http://www.pchell.com/support/thumbsdb.shtml The files are small but do take up space. Regards, Kevin. On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Myra Herron <woodseyowllover@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I have been finding (this week) some strange additions to the entries in some of my folders, where I've been working.  It's an icon named THUMBS, and has a little decoration of 2 little gears overlapping, the upper left one green, the lower right one light orange.  When I click on it, it says: > Caution > You are attempting to open a file of type 'Data Bse File' (.db) > These files are used by the operating system and by various > programs.  Editing of modifying them coud damage your system. > If you still want to open the file, click Open With, otherwise, click Cancel. > > Then there are the Open With... and Cancel buttons on the bottom > > Can anyone tell me why I'm seeing this in my folders?  I've been deleting them, but when I look in my Recycle bin, they are not always there.  Sometimes they are. > > myra herron > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > If it's not immediately apparent, be sure to mention how your query relates to family research. > > Please don't post promotions of commercial products or services, and avoid mentioning prices. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com