Thumbs.db is a system file that contains the thumbnail cache–a collection of thumbnail images for photos, documents, Web pages, and so on–for a particular folder.

Late last week, the Internet was abuzz with news that Apple was tracking the location of its users via a nifty little consolidated.db file that contained a plethora of longitude and latitude ...

In conclusion, while the discovery of the consolidated.db file’s behavior is concerning, it is reassuring to know that it is likely a bug rather than a deliberate design choice.

Windows 11/10 creates thumbs.db files within folders on Network drives & centralized thumbnail cache. Learn how to disable and remove them.

I am trying to build DB_File perl module on a AIX box. I have built and install BerkeleyDB 4.8, it is installed at /usr/local/BerkeleyDB. When I attempt to build the module, this is what I receive ...

You can disable Windows Thumbs.db files from being created using Group Policy or Registry Editor. Stop or prevent Windows from creating Thumbs.db!

If you are a little concerned over the recent discovery of the an iOS file consolidated.db file that records all your movements, you are not alone. Forensics researcher expert Alex Levinson says ...

And, due to stupidity, I deleted the DB file (s) hoping that you could force File History to "reattach" to that store, scan it, rebuild the DB and we could get on with life.

If you use Safari on your Mac for your private browsing needs, you might want to stop. MacIssues points out that all those URLs you visit in private mode are still saved in a database file that ...