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I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera to my
computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall my
operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info. This
file never used to be there.

Does anyone know what the purpose of this file is and how it is used? Or can
I just delete it.

I went to a website and it said that a program called XNview will open the
file but apparently it doesn't.

Thanks for the help.

"Bud Light" <> wrote in message
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>I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera to
>my
> computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall my
> operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info.
> This
> file never used to be there.

I'll be interested in the answers. I had the same issue, but after
reinstalling Win XP, it hasn't recurred.

Does it have something to do with the Zoombrowser?
Personally, I don't install the "goodies" that come with Canon, except the
Wia driver.
Marcel

"PanHandler" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Bud Light" <> wrote in message
> news:76ednUGgCc46ZFrfRVn-...
> >I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera to
> >my
> > computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall
my
> > operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> > containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info.
> > This
> > file never used to be there.
>
> I'll be interested in the answers. I had the same issue, but after
> reinstalling Win XP, it hasn't recurred.
>
>

"Celcius" <> wrote in message
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> Does it have something to do with the Zoombrowser?
> Personally, I don't install the "goodies" that come with Canon, except the
> Wia driver.
> Marcel
>
> "PanHandler" <> wrote in message
> news:GBTxe.34011$...

>> I'll be interested in the answers. I had the same issue, but after
>> reinstalling Win XP, it hasn't recurred.

Bet that's it! I didn't reload Zoom Browser this time, and mebbe that's why
I don't see it anymore.

"Jim Townsend" <> wrote in message
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> Bud Light wrote:
>
> > I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera
to my
> > computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall
my
> > operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> > containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info.
This
> > file never used to be there.
> >
> > Does anyone know what the purpose of this file is and how it is used? Or
can
> > I just delete it.
>
> Canon's ZoomBrowser EX software creates the zbThumbnail.info files.
> The files are *always* there but normally they're hidden..
>
> These hidden files obviously got 'unhidden' by something that
> happened during the reinstall you did.
>
>
>
That makes perfect sense to me. Alot of my files had their statuses changed
from archive to read-only to hidden to unhidden. I'll try to find a way to
hide them.

Bud Light wrote:

> I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera to my
> computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall my
> operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info. This
> file never used to be there.
>
> Does anyone know what the purpose of this file is and how it is used? Or can
> I just delete it.

Canon's ZoomBrowser EX software creates the zbThumbnail.info files.
The files are *always* there but normally they're hidden..

These hidden files obviously got 'unhidden' by something that
happened during the reinstall you did.

"Bud Light" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Jim Townsend" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Bud Light wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera
> to my
> > > computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall
> my
> > > operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> > > containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info.
> This
> > > file never used to be there.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know what the purpose of this file is and how it is used?
Or
> can
> > > I just delete it.
> >
> > Canon's ZoomBrowser EX software creates the zbThumbnail.info files.
> > The files are *always* there but normally they're hidden..
> >
> > These hidden files obviously got 'unhidden' by something that
> > happened during the reinstall you did.
> >
> >
> >
> That makes perfect sense to me. Alot of my files had their statuses
changed
> from archive to read-only to hidden to unhidden. I'll try to find a way
to
> hide them.
>
Done....found all those files and changed them to "Hidden". Thanks.

"Bud Light" <> wrote in message
news:76ednUGgCc46ZFrfRVn-...
>I have a Canon A75 and everytime I download my pictures from my camera to
>my
> computer it would only download the JPEGS. I recently had to reinstall my
> operating system. After I did this I noticed that for every folder
> containing my pictures there is an added file called ZBThumbnail.info.
> This
> file never used to be there.
>
> Does anyone know what the purpose of this file is and how it is used? Or
> can
> I just delete it.
>
> I went to a website and it said that a program called XNview will open the
> file but apparently it doesn't.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
Hi.

If you are running XP, and select Thumbnails in "View" instead of "Icons",
you will also find another "Thumbnail File" hidden in each Folder. These
often come into sight when you are copying to a CD.

Roy G