@Ayzacoder reveals Windows retains deleted-photo thumbnails
1Sep 26 8:38 AM · 2d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 2
A viral X post explains that Windows stores thumbnails of every deleted photo in a file called thumbcache_256.db, with 15 more similar cache stores, and that forensic examiners routinely pull this data.
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“Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo you've ever deleted.
It sits in a file called thumbcache_256.db, and forensic examiners pull it routinely. There are 15 more stores like it.”
Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo you've ever deleted. It sits in a file called thumbcache_256.db, and forensic examiners pull it routinely. There are 15 more stores like it. Here's how to find them and wipe them:
