Stop creating file.db and recent.db on USB drive


  1. brtfgg
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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    Stop creating file.db and recent.db on USB drive


    When I plug in a USB flash drive, it's creating 2 files:
    file.db and recent.db
    These database files will open in notepad. File.db seems to be a list of all files on the flash drive and recent.db is a list of recently accessed files on the drive. If I delete them, it just recreates them. I don't see similar files on my C drive.
    Also, my work computer running Windows 7 Enterprise does not create them when I insert a USB drive.

    As a matter of privacy, I'd rather not have lists of my files on the drives. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how stop creating them?
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  3. UsernameIssues
    Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
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    Welcome to the Seven Forums
    It would help us to help you if you would complete your system specs.

    These files are most likely caused by a media player indexing any attached storage device.

    You can use the info in this tutorial to find the offending application:
    Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup
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