Gimp 2.10 Thumbnails Folder location

[netsurfer38]

It seems that the thumbnails folder location has been changed since Gimp 2.10 came out.
Please advise as to where the folder is located for the following OS's:-
1. Ubuntu Linux
2. MacOS
3. Windows 10

[Ofnuts]

I don't think Gimp has something like a thumbnail folder. Where do you find it in 2.8?

[Blighty]

(07-04-2018, 04:11 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: I don't think Gimp has something like a thumbnail folder. Where do you find it in 2.8?

Immediately below the .gimp-2.8 folder. It is called .thumbnails
(It tends to grow quite big so I delete it every now and then)

I haven't found a 2.10 equivalent, but there are some other folders to be found here and there.

[rich2005]

Well in linux the thumbnails for Gimp 2.10 are in ~/.cache/thumbnails/normal/

and if using a flatpak ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/cache/thumbnails/normal/

Do not know about OSX

Windoze: spend too much time trying to pin down where they end up after opening some images.

Should be something like C:\Users\your-id\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer in one of those thumbcache_xxx.db files
but
Using a snapshot utilty to compare before and after using Gimp. Files go into (example)
C:\Users\your-id\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\thumbnails\normal\1e1f6732782100261c6774c4766b916f.png
Shown in the utility log file.

Try to find them - gone. Hate M$

[Ofnuts]

(07-04-2018, 04:50 PM)rich2005 Wrote: Well in linux the thumbnails for Gimp 2.10 are in  ~/.cache/thumbnails/normal/

and if using a flatpak ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/cache/thumbnails/normal/

Do not know about OSX

Windoze: spend too much time trying to pin down where they end up after opening some images.

Should be something like C:\Users\your-id\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer in one of those thumbcache_xxx.db files
but
Using a snapshot utilty to compare before and after using Gimp. Files go into (example)
C:\Users\your-id\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\thumbnails\normal\1e1f6732782100261c6774c4766b916f.png
Shown in the utility log file.

Try to find them - gone. Hate M$

OK, did have a  ~/.cache/thumbnails/normal/ directory, but I didn't recognize any images in it as opened by Gimp, but then there weren't many images since I rebooted yesterday. I tried to have Gimp create a few thumbnails by openjng big files, exit Gimp, and the directory is now empty.

[rich2005]

Thought you were using the Gimp 2.10.2 flatpak

The thumbnails for that are in ~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/cache/thumbnails/normal/

[Blighty]

I have sort of found it for Windows 10. It is in
C:\Users\your_name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache

But it is some sort of hidden folder. It does not show up in the folder hierarchy even though it is set to show hidden files and folders. I got to it by by selecting the AppData folder and searching for thumbnail. Thumbnails for all the files I have used in 2.10 are there.

EDIT:
You have to uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)"
Then the thumbnails folder can be accessed.

[StageMan]

(07-04-2018, 12:02 PM)netsurfer38 Wrote: It seems that the thumbnails folder location has been changed since Gimp 2.10 came out.
Please advise as to where the folder is located for the following OS's:-
1. Ubuntu Linux
2. MacOS
3. Windows 10

In Windows 10 the Gimp 2.10.24 thumbnails are at... 

C:\Users\your_account_name\.thumbnails 

Because of the period before the thumbnails folder name... the folder will be a the top of the list if you're looking in Windows Explorer in "Details" mode

[netsurfer38]

StageMan, unfortunately your suggestion does not work for me. For others experiencing similar, the option mentioned by Blighty worked for me.

> Open Explorer
> select "View" tab
> check "Hidden items"
> "Options"
> uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)"

one can find the folder at
C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\thumbnails
           
(replace "MyName" with your username)