iPod Photo Cache

26 Nov 2010 21:18:30

Michael Corgan

While cataloguing my photos this afternoon I discovered a new folder among my photo files.

It is the iPod Photo Cache and has 52 sub-folders each with between 6 and 8 files, suffixed .ithmb. Information shows them as iTunes.app documents and clickong on them brings up iTunes but nothing further. I assume that they are somehow related to the photo files on my iPhone, though there is a discrepance in the numbers in that I currently have 313 photos on myiPhone and there are, if my arithmetic is correct, 368 files.

Two questions. Does it matter where I keep this folder and do I need to keep this folder?

Re: iPod Photo Cache

28 Nov 2010 19:44:18

Gordon Clyne

Keep the folder where it is, don't mess with it at all, as some of those files have meta data in them, which describes the photos state, deleted, rotated, undone, cropped etc thats why there may be a discrepency in the aparent file counts to you. The under the covers photography management systems on all your devices and macs are relying on this stuff being left alone, so please don't move or do anything with It. Your final warning.

Re: iPod Photo Cache

3 Dec 2010 22:35:35

Michael Corgan

Thanks Gordon. It's locked in place!