I hope this is in the right section of the forum it seems to be the one that closest matched my problems, they seem to stem from the fact I use WIndows XP Home Edition on my PC
Problem 1
When I create the files for my website the graphics folders (I have several) contain the graphics plus each one has its own database file called Thumbs.db. Some of these database files are as large as 2mb+ and growing daily as I add images.
I suspect this is some feature Windows is automatically generating so that the files look pretty on my PC (so I can see thumbs of the actual picture). While this looks nice in windows and makes sorting through my files easier it just takes up valuable server space if I upload them, plus as the files get larger it takes longer to upload them.
As a side note, when I look in the file folders in Windows I see only the graphics files, the Thumbs.db file is invisible or hidden. But it is clearly there if I look in that folder using my FTP client (FileZilla).
If I try to delete the .db files while in my FTP client all the image files disappear from view (I know they are still on my PC) in the window showing my local drive so I have to go the trash and retrieve the .db file so that I can see what is in the folder using the local drive window (the left window pane in the FTP software).
Am I right my assumption of what these files are?
Is there any way to automatically prevent these thumbs being uploaded?
Problem 2
When I check the size of my website folder by looking at its ‘Properties’ in Windows I get two readings, eg.:
Size 6.14MB
And
Size on Disk: 26.7MB
What are these two results and why the huge difference in size?
Which one is the amount of server space that this folder will actually take up, the larger or the smaller?
SOuld my two problems both mbe realted to thoese darn .db file (although the size of the .db files does not match the vast difference in the two staed files sizes).
Is anyone able to answer these questions?
Thanks for reading.
Kind Regards
The Captain
Problem 1
When I create the files for my website the graphics folders (I have several) contain the graphics plus each one has its own database file called Thumbs.db. Some of these database files are as large as 2mb+ and growing daily as I add images.
I suspect this is some feature Windows is automatically generating so that the files look pretty on my PC (so I can see thumbs of the actual picture). While this looks nice in windows and makes sorting through my files easier it just takes up valuable server space if I upload them, plus as the files get larger it takes longer to upload them.
As a side note, when I look in the file folders in Windows I see only the graphics files, the Thumbs.db file is invisible or hidden. But it is clearly there if I look in that folder using my FTP client (FileZilla).
If I try to delete the .db files while in my FTP client all the image files disappear from view (I know they are still on my PC) in the window showing my local drive so I have to go the trash and retrieve the .db file so that I can see what is in the folder using the local drive window (the left window pane in the FTP software).
Am I right my assumption of what these files are?
Is there any way to automatically prevent these thumbs being uploaded?
Problem 2
When I check the size of my website folder by looking at its ‘Properties’ in Windows I get two readings, eg.:
Size 6.14MB
And
Size on Disk: 26.7MB
What are these two results and why the huge difference in size?
Which one is the amount of server space that this folder will actually take up, the larger or the smaller?
SOuld my two problems both mbe realted to thoese darn .db file (although the size of the .db files does not match the vast difference in the two staed files sizes).
Is anyone able to answer these questions?
Thanks for reading.
Kind Regards
The Captain
