Android: How to Fix Thumbnail Data Bug

Author: Jeremy Hooi
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Android playlist ► http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVMv19xGpuXIXeo2fE7nT74a6_mttUIuR In this video, I will show you the steps on how to fix your thumbnails data in your Android device which is taking up a lot of memory space for no reason. Since .thumbdata is a system file, Android recreates it. To keep Android from creating the 1GB file anew, we need to create a dummy file that fools Android. In short, we create a text file with a text editor, and then move it to the thumbnails folder. Here are the steps to doing this: Note: Before doing all this, ensure that it can display system or hidden files. This is an option somewhere under Settings. In File Manager, tap Menu, Settings, Show Hidden Files. 1. Open a file manager on Android. I use File Manager from Rhythm Software. 2. Use File Manager to determine the exact name of the thumbnail index file. On one of my Android devices, the name is .thumbdata3--1967290299. Write it down. 3. Start a text editor or word processor on the Android, and then create a new text file. 4. Use the Save As command to save the file in the DCIM folder. (We move it to the .thumbnails folder in a later step.) Save it with the same name at that index file, such as ".thumbdata3--1967290299". 5. Exit the text editor, and then switch to File Manager. 6. In File Manager, navigate to the \DCIM\ .thumbnails folder. If the thumbdata3 file is there again, erase it again. 6. Move up a level to the \DCIM folder, and then right-click the thumbdata3--1967290299.txt file name. ("Right click" means hold your finger down on the name until a menu appears.) 7. And then choose Move (or Cut). 8. Navigate down to the .thumbnails folder, and then tap Paste. The dummy file will now prevent Android from creating the huge index file. - If this method didn't work, then the only way is to do a Factory Reset. ● Twitter: http://twitter.com/jhooi95 ● Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113974374548010888091/posts ● TwitchTV: http://www.twitch.tv/jhooi95 Thanks for watching, guys! Ratings is always appreciated :)

Comments

  1. your Available space did not changed at the start and at the end of your video, did it?
  2. watch Some my videos but I did really good
  3. i am not sure but maybe i deleted the thunmail3 - 465651 thing from my phone when he was conntected to my pc and now my phone is dead what can i do help pls\
  4. Can't you do something EXCEPT random swiping your screen?! God...
  5. idk if it works seems like a lot of work
  6. the newly created one is again increasing is size upto the size of the former (deleted) file
  7. thanks, it worked for me
  8. hey guys
  9. HELP..my free space stays the same..I've deleted 2 thumdata files 700+ mb's both
  10. thanks its work
  11. Non of that works, what does work permanent, what i did was get a picture file copied and pasted it, in the DCIM folder, now copy the name of the thumbnail folder exactly, edit the photo rename it what you copied from the thumbnail folder exactly ( take off .jpg at the end of renaming the photo file so it just looks like a blank file with the name thumbnail etc.) now delete the thumbnail folder. Permanent fix, I've been taking pics, downloading pics etc.. For s week already and everythings gravy... That's the permanent fix. Trust and your welcome
  12. u can use zachiver as filr manager
  13. hey
  14. thumbs up its works nice
  15. not work. impossible create file
  16. Thanks for making this it really helped.
  17. My damn .thimbnails folder shows 6.36GB O_O
  18. fixed in system update(6.0.1) June 2016, file replaced by thumb data folder,

    I had 2 thumbnail each of 1.84GB now replaced by a .thumbdata followed by thumbnail file name(3a.....)
  19. plz tell the name of those 2 apps that u used in this video??