Windows keeps thumbnail caches of deleted images: where they live and how to clear them
nikola_mr64990 · x · 2026-09-29
Even after you delete the original images, Windows may retain thumbnail caches, including files like thumbcache256.db. The post explains that Windows maintains multiple thumbnail databases and other artifact stores that can contain traces of files you thought were gone, and walks through where these caches live, what they contain, and how to clear them safely.
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