Solved Want to delete previews of photos from Windows Photos app


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OS is Windows 11 Pro, Version 21H2, OS Build 22000.1042.

The Photos app uses photos and videos found by the indexing function and shows previews of those photos and videos on its Collections view.

I want all of these previews, but not the photos or videos themselves, deleted.

I have solved part of the problem by disabling indexing of the Pictures folder, but the previews of previously-indexed photos and videos remain there.

Through internet search, I have found methods for eliminating the previews, but those methods apply to earlier versions of Windows and do not appear to apply to Windows 11.

How can I delete all of these previews?

Thanks in advance.
 

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Not sure I understand correctly but in Photos just remove the folders it syncs with.

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JustSomeguy said:
Apparently, I'm an idiot this week
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Welcome to the forum. If you are then so are a lot of the rest of us. I've been lurking around here quite a while and these guys teach me new things all the time. Now, if I could just remember them all.
 

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glasskuter wrote: "Pay it forward. If you solve your issue, mark your thread as solved, and post what fixed it for you."

I think I have done both, but if I didn't do so correctly, please let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks.
 

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HP
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8-Core i7-10700F
Memory
64 GB
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NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6
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Sceptre Curved 27" 75Hz LED
JustSomeguy said:
glasskuter wrote: "Pay it forward. If you solve your issue, mark your thread as solved, and post what fixed it for you."

I think I have done both, but if I didn't do so correctly, please let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks.
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It's fine 👌
 

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    M1605YA
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    24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
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    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
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    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
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    1920 X 1200
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    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
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    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
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    Lenovo Bluetooth
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