Ignoring Thumbs.db update to subversion respository 

Ignoring Thumbs.db update to subversion respository

Thumbs.db files are stored in each directory that contains pictures or movies on Microsoft Windows NT versions prior to Vista. The file is created locally among the images, however, preventing system wide use of the data and creating additional data load on removable devices.

It is handy when come to displaying directory's images responsively but annoying when it is used together with source control. It was a design flow done by Microsoft and luckily they fixed it on latest version of windows. Beginning with Windows Vista, thumbnail previews are stored in a centralized location on the system.

For programmer who still developing application on windows XP with SVN source control, the following tiny piece of windows command might be helpful:

ECHO "Remove all Thumbs.db in this project..."
DEL /S /F /Q Thumbs.db /a:s

Just copy and paste this command into a .bat file and then place the bat file to your respository folder. Click it before you commit your project and it will automatically remove all Thumbs.db file in the directory and its subdirectories as well.