[Bug 79943] it should be possible to limit the amount of disk space used by thumbnails (.thumbnails directory)

[ultr]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79943


ultr <ultr at ultr.pl> changed:

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--- Comment #89 from ultr <ultr ultr pl>  2011-12-01 12:52:40 ---
Dawit Alemayehu:

> How exactly is this a security issue?
> Or for that matter a privacy one?

Storing private data in a unencrypted form without even noticing the user about
this fact. It just is, face it.

> you can disable them in dolphin or konqueror.

But not in Gwenview and probably many other applications.

> If you do not want previews (aka thumbnails) to be generated

I want them to be generated.
I just don't want them stored on the harddrive, even temporarily. Or if stored,
'wipe' should be used to remove it. I want them to be kept in RAM only.


I know this is paranoid, but that's how the security and privacy protection
works.


WORKAROUND:
Delete/wipe your ~/.thumbnails directory and then create a file with the same
name as the directory. Thumbnails will be generated on the fly and won't be
stored on the harddrive.

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