BleepingComputer.com: Batch to delete Thumbs.db

I want a batch file to find and delete the multiple THUMBS.DB on the Local Disk (C:)

This is all I have which is a CMD Command.

del /s /q Thumbs.db


Is there a way to convert that into a batch command?

Er... that is a batch command Just fully qualify the path:

del /s /q C:\Thumbs.db

Billy3

How do I add the drive letter to this?

Billy O, on Feb 6 2009, 10:52 PM, said:

The batch file tells me that there is an error with the code. Sorry. I did not see that C: part haha.

Your original command ought to be fine without qualifying the path. Just type it into a txt file and name it something like "killthumbs.bat".

Do I have to make the CD\ code in there? My DOS Window is showing Documents and settings?

CD\
del /s /q C:\Thumbs.db

Are there specific Thumbs.db files you are trying to get rid of, or just all the Thumbs.db files on the C: drive?

not sure wear the thumbs.db are located but lets just say thay are in a directory called inernet\thumbs

Maybe this

run then cmd

copy con: delthumbs.bat
@echo off
cls
del c:\inernet\thumbs\thumbs*.db*
Pause
exit

"then press CTRL Z to save batch"
this might work. If you could tell me what directory the thumb files are in I could test this.

This post has been edited by emucade: 14 February 2009 - 06:37 PM

Thumbs.db is allover the C: drive. Usually in folders where pictures are

Sorry to butt in, but I have a similar problem

Code:
del AusPhotoForums\*.*

rem AND EVEN TRIED
del AusPhotoForums\thumbs.db

del \ausphotoforums\controls\*.*

pause
rmdir \AusPhotoForums
rmdir \ausphotoforums\controls
pause
rem Message "Folder is not empty"

It seems that DOS is not able to delete the Thumbs.db file. In Windows I am always prompted for deletion of Thumbs.db if I try to delete all files. In DOS I am simply being refused.

Can anyone help me from this aspect of it?

Thanks

Nick

It's OK I sorted it

Nick

You want to delete ALL thumbs.db files on your computer, right?

There used to be deltree. A powerful but dangerous command.

However:
In a text file called KillThumbs.bat"

attrib /s -r -h -s "c:\thumbs.db"

del /s /q "c:\thumbs.db"

****USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. ****

copy a folder that has lots of subfolders with thumbs.db in them to another location and run it over that first
- ****CHANGING THE FOLDER CALLS ABOVE TO SUIT.****
Leave Echo on at least for the test, so you can see if it's doing what you want to this test folder and its subfolders.


It works in theory. It will take a while to run, because it will search every directory of your C drive twice.

****DO NOT GET ANYTHING WRONG! THIS IN THEORY COULD WIPE YOUR DRIVE.****

I have tied it on a test folder that I copied. It is my \nickdocs\photos folder, and I copied it to the c:\ root directory. IT worked on that folder and all its subfolders.

Good Luck

Nick