Disable thumbs.db for network drives

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Dekan13
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Disable thumbs.db for network drives

Post by Dekan13 »

When Everything shows thumbnails of photos, it caches them in thumbs.db.
For a local disk, this is fine.
But for a network drive, showing thumbs gets slower with each new photo. Even with a stable 1 Gbps connection.

Windows Explorer works the same way for thumbs.
However, you can disable thumbs.db for network folders using DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders via regedit

Is it possible to make option to disable thumbs.db for network drives?
void
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Re: Disable thumbs.db for network drives

Post by void »

DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders should apply to Everything.
Everything uses the same IThumbnailCache API as Windows Explorer.

Please make sure Everything is running as a standard user:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab on the left.
  • Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
  • Uncheck Run as administrator.
  • Check Everything Service. (Please make sure this is tick-checked and not square-checked)
  • Click OK.
  • Exit Everything (from the File menu, click Exit).
  • Restart Everything.
Does the issue persist?

If so, does the issue persist with Everything 1.5?
-Everything 1.5 calls the IThumbnailCache API directly.
Dekan13
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Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2026 9:53 am

Re: Disable thumbs.db for network drives

Post by Dekan13 »

You are right!
The setup actually works! The issue was temporary and no longer occurs.
Version 1.5.0.1415b (x64)
Great thanks for support!