limit thumbnails cache does not work

[vansloneker]

I have limited the thumbnails cache by dconf editor [org - gnome - desktop - thumbnail-cache] however the limits I've set are not applied by the system. After setting it still thumbnails are saved that exceed the limits I've set.

I've found a way of completely disabling them

In the most basic way:

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rm -rf ~/.cache/thumbnails/*
chmod 555 ~/.cache/thumbnails
sudo chown root:root ~/.cache/thumbnails

Empties it, makes it read only, and locks ownership to root. No more thumbnails can be created.

I didn't look into dconf settings but probably there is an option to disable thumbnail creation from Nemo there.

but maybe there is something I have overlooked with the dconf editor?

[AscLinux]

Don't know about dconf and Co. But you could create a cronjob which cleans the thumbnails directory of all files older than x days (or hours).

[smurphos]

I have limited the thumbnails cache by dconf editor [org - gnome - desktop - thumbnail-cache] however the limits I've set are not applied by the system. After setting

Are you still on Cinnamon?

If so i think that's the wrong schema - you want org.cinnamon.desktop.thumbnail-cache

[vansloneker]

Read the signature.

[xenopeek]

Small light green letters on light yellow or white background isn't the easiest to read

[gm10]

Read the signature.

Why assume we even see your signature:

sig.png

I've found a way of completely disabling them

That's a terrible way. You can just disable them in nemo (or whatever your file manager is) options.

[vansloneker]

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I've found a way of completely disabling them

That's a terrible way. You can just disable them in nemo (or whatever your file manager is) options.

Well XFCE comes with Thunar. I don't want disable them, I don't want to lug around thousands of saved thumbs for months that have only been of usage once or twice while viewing a folder.

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Please save me those petty jokes. It's a good sig and in all harmony with the Linux Mint forum lay out.

[gm10]

Oh Thunar doesn't allow you to disable it? Weird.

Please save me those petty jokes. It's a good sig and in all harmony with the Linux Mint forum lay out.

Wasn't a joke, although you might just have made it one, because all my screenshot showed was that I have signatures disabled, that's why I cannot see yours and why it's generally not reliable to assume people read your sig.