make vista ignore thumbs.db

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Apparently I'm the only person in the world not using "thumbs.db" (if I need to see thumbnails, I have graphics software for that; no need to constantly waste windows resources on it). But I am so tired of downloading files in which every folder containing any image, even if just a 2k gif, will also have a thumbs.db in it. If I now try to move, rename, or delete any of these folders, Vista immediately squawks about "Thumbs.db is a system file. Are you sure you want to move it?" What I'm sure of is I'd like Vista to shut up about it. I've had Vista about three years and must have seen this wretched popup a thousand times ...it has become the source of stentorian outbursts of the most unacceptable language and my considered opinion of how many generations have passed since the family trees of those Micro$oft programmers have branched.

So ...is there a way to get Vista to just completely ignore thumbs.db? Whether renaming, moving, or deleting - just do it?
 

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Thanks, but I did that long ago, hence no such files generated on my system. But Vista still responds to them in files I download; and I'm completely exasperated having to tolerate the constant confirmation popups when I work with these downloads. I want to be able to move, rename, or delete these folders without dealing with "Thumbs.db is a system file!..." every blessed time. These files are certainly not essential, so I fail to see the necessity of such messages other than just another Vista annoyance (like UAC and DEP, which I disabled within two weeks of getting this computer).
 

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Other than not including that "thumbs.db" file when copying the images, I'm not sure what else you could do. :(
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
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Thanks, that's what I was afraid of. Another instance of Microsoft forcing us to do things their way.

When I'm expecting these files, I do a windows search, cntrl+A the results, shift+del, tolerate (barely) the one popup, and continue my work ...cursing Microsoft for creating the extra work. A couple of years ago I did this on my entire system ...and recovered 130meg of HD real estate. Just from thumbs.db files.
 

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