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Trouble:
Today we receive a mail from our reader Malhar who says: “how to remove the desktop.ini,
which is created in every folder?“
What is Desktop.ini?
It is a Windows XP operating system file which stores information about customized folders view and settings. If you have customized the display of a folder in any way, such as changing its icon or manner of display this will store all the information.
What is thumb.db?
Thumbs.db is again Windows XP operating system file that stores a cache for Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view.
Let see how can you hide desktop.ini
Fix:
Since desktop.ini and thumb.db are operating system files, but you are seeing them as because you may have set the windows explorer to show hidden/system files.
So, you just need to hide these files rather than deleting as these are operating system files, follow the procedure listed below to hide them.
- Open My Computer, click File Menu Tools → Folder Options
- Click on the View tab.
- Uncheck the checkbox which says: “Do not show hidden files and folders” (as shown in the image below)
- Put a check in the box which says: “Hide protected operating system files (recommended)”.
- Click ok.
Here is the screen shot of the setting that I have described.
Once you have made these settings as described in the procedure given above, Desktop.ini and thumbs.db will disappear.
We hope the information provided above will help you fix the trouble.
Tags: desktop.ini, thumbs.db
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I beg UR pardon, I don’t understand the problem.
@Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed – Please let us know what u didn’t understand – post is on how to hide the systems files desktop.ini and thumbs.db in windows explorer.
Very good article. Thanks for the good information!.
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THIS ERROR INDIACTING. PLZ DO THE NEEDFUL & TELL ME HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Hi this is very useful site to trainee technician.Thanks a lot for helping IT guys
What a terrible solution. Doing that also hides all of the other files you WANT to see, including spyware and viruses.
Desktop.ini customizes the view of the folder – get used to it.
I don’t understand your solution.
In step 3 it says: UN-CHECK the checkbox which says: “Do not show hidden files and folders” (as shown in the image below)
The image shows “Do not show hidden files and folders” is Toggled ON.
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