Windows Thumbnail cache or Thumbs.db files are hidden data files in the Windows operating system, which contain small images, displayed when you view a folder in “thumbnail” view, as opposed to tile, ...

If you’re still using Windows XP, you may have noticed that folders of digital images usually contain a file called Thumbs.db. You’ve probably wondered what it is and whether you can safely delete it.

John Gruber of the Daring Fireball website has been researching the iPhone consolidated.db tracking issues of late, and has been talking to a “little birdie”, a friend inside of Apple. Who has ...