Thumbnail directory size

**orrinsam** · 16-Jun-2011, 11:18

Using OpenSuse 11.3
I noticed that the thumbnail directory (.thumbnails ) has grown to over 1 gig.
Is there a system setting to limit the size?
Can files in that directory (and subdirectories) be safely deleted manually?

**robin_listas** · 16-Jun-2011, 12:03

On 2011-06-16 20:36, orrinsam wrote:
> Can files in that directory (and subdirectories) be safely deleted
> manually?

AFAIK, yes.

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**gropiuskalle** · 16-Jun-2011, 17:32

It can definitely be deleted manually with no risk, but I have not heard about limiting the size of ~/.thumbnails in a convenient way. It's probably not too easy as it is used by many applications, different desktop environments etc. One thing I know is: you can set Gwenview to empty ~/.thumbnails when quitting it.

**malcolmlewis** · 16-Jun-2011, 19:38

Hi
If it's gnome, fire up gconf-editor and search on thumbnail_cache here you can set the age and size

**orrinsam** · 17-Jun-2011, 10:37

Originally Posted by gropiuskalle

It can definitely be deleted manually with no risk, but I have not heard about limiting the size of ~/.thumbnails in a convenient way. It's probably not too easy as it is used by many applications, different desktop environments etc. One thing I know is: you can set Gwenview to empty ~/.thumbnails when quitting it.

Thankyou... the Gwenview option is the best for me because if dumps the entire thumbnail directory, no matter what program put it there.