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 are a little concerned over the recent discovery of the an iOS file consolidated.db file that records all your movements, you are not alone. Forensics researcher expert Alex Levinson says that ...

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.

Evan asked me about thumbs.db files. “Every time I find one on the network, they become an issue to delete as they read as system files.” Windows will occasionally create a thumbs.db file for a given ...

A long-known flaw in Safari's implementation of private browsing that saves the address of each and every website users visit to a file on their local drive, even after closing private browsing ...

That iPhone of yours has apparently been storing your whereabouts to a file that gets backed up every time you synchronize your phone with iTunes. The same happens if you’ve got a 3G-enabled iPad, too ...

Not sure if this is better here or in the MSOSSC forum... Due to mucking around with Windows 11 and attempting to go back to Windows 10, my File History drive is all gunked up and won't work with ...

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