Thumbs.db viewer
To open a Thumbs.db file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| Thumbs.db in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Shown | Every thumbnail, with its picture’s name |
| Next | Convert to a ZIP of JPGs |
| Extensions | .thumbs, .db |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a Thumbs.db file?
In short
Thumbs.db is the hidden thumbnail cache Windows XP to 7 kept in picture folders. It can hold small copies of pictures that were deleted since.
Every thumbnail inside it, with the name of the picture it came from where the cache says. Each one opens here.
How to open a Thumbs.db file
- Add your Thumbs.db. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. Every thumbnail inside it, with the name of the picture it came from where the cache says. Each one opens here.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to Image editor, Image upscaler or Background remover.
Questions
A cache Windows made so folders of pictures open fast. It’s safe to delete, and it can show what a folder once held.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.