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How can I delete the thumbnail cache?

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Mar 15, 202616923 views
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I would be very thankful for advice on how to delete the thumb cache files in Windows Vista without a reboot. They are stored in this folder:

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\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

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Fix for: How can I delete the thumbnail cache?

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Turn off thumb caching, then turn it back on http://www.technoleros.com/turn-off-caching-of-windows-7-thumbnails-in-hidden-thumbs-db-files/ Not all versions of Vista-W7 have Group Policy Editor though. Another trick is to open task manager and an el…

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