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Vectoxity
Oct 19, 2026Occasional Reader
Thumbnails in Explorer.exe Using Up Significant Memory
It seems that there is an issue with explorer with storing thumbnail cache for folders containing 6k to 8k resolution videos.
For context, I keep virtual reality videos in one folder and every single time I open this folder and browse through all other files and sub folders, the memory usage for explorer spikes up.
I need help on how to fix this issue. Any workarounds such as storing thumbnail cache on the drive instead of the RAM would help.
I'm using Windows 10 22H2
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