Thanks for the replies. I ssh'd into the file server and ran:
find /path/to/directory -name "Thumbs.db" -delete along with: find /path/to/directory -name "desktop.ini" -delete and find /path/to/directory -name "AlbumArt*" -delete to remove the Windows files with great success and all in about 3 seconds! -- Simon Ives [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.simonives.info Please consider the environment before printing this email or any attachments. > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:47:08 +1000 > From: Lisa Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Remove Windows Thumbs.db Files > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > try this: > > find /path/to/directory -name "Thumbs.db" -delete > > or this: > > find /path/to/directory -name "Thumbs.db" -print | xargs rm > > > Lisa -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
