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Number   :  10332
Date     :  2005-01-26
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Re: Got Me Again
Size(KB) :  2



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Deane"  wrote:
> 
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> > 
> > Indeed, and I appreciate the thought. But the little buggers 
> > actually serve a purpose here in XP.
> > 
> > I was pointing out yet another problem with synchronization.
> > The thumbnails are part of my backups, and are included there.
> > But don't exist in W98 and are not included in synchronizing
> > across the LAN.
> > 
> > Duplicating how just now... if I look in My Documents\My 
> > Pictures\Somewhere\ via My Network Places, XP shows thumbnails
> > on the Folders over there. And it does it by actually placing
> > a Thumbs.db file in each remote folder. Even on an operating
> > system that doesn't use these files. Just for it's own display
> > purposes I suppose.
> > 
> > This is bad enough. But what's worse is apparently xxcopy
> > doesn't have a way to detect the fact. (I should be careful
> > here as xxcopy covers a Lot of ground! I should say, "I don't
> > see a way.") And that was the point.
> > 
> > If\when one of the Thumbs.db's does get transferred the only
> > way xxcopy can find it is if\when the original becomes modified
> > allowing the unintended copy to be Marked for Copy hence
> > identifying it for Removal. (I think I'm beginning to get this!)
> > 
> > Until this I actually thought I had a good handle on 
> > Synchronization. Understanding all the possible situations of 
> > handling Orphan files, etc. But this represents a case of Source 
> > Orphans you want to remain just that. Don't copy, but if they 
> > somehow do get copied, then delete. Make any sense?
> > 
> > DES
> 
> I don't understand why you even care about thumbs.db. They
> are created by W2k/XP to supposedly speed up the process
> of viewing thumnails of files in a directory. Whether the
> directory is local or remote, thumbs.db gets placed in the
> directory where the graphics files exist and is specific to
> that directory. If thumbs.db doesn't exist or is out of sync
> with the directory contents, it gets automatically updated.
> It certainly doesn't make sense to try to synchronise this
> file.
> 
> I'm not sure whether you want this file copied, ignored or
> deleted but whatever it is you want, just process the thumbs.db
> file(s) separately. Personally, I'd just delete them all or
> ignore them since they don't matter.
> 
> Garry

I feel like I'm spinning my wheels here! I do know what they are, 
and don't care about them, and am trying to ignore them. I'm 
definitely Not trying to synchronize them. They wind up where they 
aren't wanted needed or used (by the local OS) and only take up 
space, via the backdoor mechanism described. Once this happens I 
claim xxcopy can not identify the fact. They definitely have to 
be "processed seperately" and that was exactly the point. I can 
certainly delete them all. Or can configure XP to not create them in 
the first place. But none of that address the problem does it. 

DES



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