![]() ![]() Also if you want to delete other files you can also select in the list list and then click OK. Make sure that in the list of options in the Files to delete section, check the Thumbnails option. Now the screen will display the Disk Cleanup window, showing the memory space. ![]() At the Run command window, enter cleanmgr.exe into the Open frame and then click OK. Your next task is to press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window. So when you delete the contents of the files, Windows will notify you that you cannot delete the "thumbs.db" files because they are in use. When you open the folder that contains the file "thumbs.db", Windows will lock these files, the reason is because these files are being used. On Windows operating systems, all folders containing multimedia files (image and movie files) have thumbnail data used to make thumbnails of files (thumbs.db file). Then these files will be moved to the Recycle Bin, so you need to "empty" the Recycle Bin to delete these files permanently.Īlternatively, you can press Shift + Delete to delete these files permanently without deleting the Recycle Bin.ĭuring the process of deleting files in the ".dropbox.cache" folder, on the screen you will see the File in Use dialog box. Here you select all the files and folders you want to delete and then click Delete or right-click the files and choose Delete to delete these files and folders. Now the screen will display the ".Dropbox.cache" folder window. ![]() Īlternatively, you can press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window.Įnter the following command in the Open box on the Run command window and then click OK: To access the cache folder on Windows operating system, press Windows + X key combination to access the Power User Menu, also known as Menu Win + X. Delete Dropbox cache on Windows operating system If you want, you can delete these cache files to free up memory space.ġ. However, you do not know that those files are still hidden in the cache directory on the hard drive for use in emergencies, and for about 3 days these files will be deleted automatically. Every time you delete any file from your Dropbox account, you often think that the file has been permanently deleted. ![]()
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