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{{divbox|orange||'''Note:''' Do not share the thumbnails folder or the texture.db under any circumstances.}} ==Texture Cache Maintenance Utility==

;Example - changing where thumbnails are stored <from>special://profile/Thumbnails/</from>

<section begin="intro" />{{Kodi}} maintains a texture cache on local device storage for all artwork displayed in the GUI, whether from ...extures that are provided directly by the skin, are cached to the userdata/Thumbnails folder.<br />

=== Image cache /image === The image cache service provides access to cached images (thumbnails, fanart, ...) of media items. The image URL (image://) returned by JSON-RPC

{{main|Texture Cache Maintenance utility}} ...ethod of pruning these files you can use the highly versatile '''[[Texture Cache Maintenance utility]]''' to remove unused images.

{{warning|If you intend to export artwork from cache, be aware of the modifications that {{kodi}} makes to cached artwork. '''If '''''See: [[Artwork#Cache|Artwork Cache]]'''''

* Thumbnails ...ating thumbnails. Go to Settings -> Video -> File and deselect '''Generate Thumbnails'''.

| Kodi's temporary directory. This path is used to cache various data during normal usage. Unless you need the log, nothing in this | <code>'''special://thumbnails'''</code>

===== Why are some of my random fanart backgrounds black, or why don't my thumbnails show up? ===== ...d images in your texture cache. I suggest using the [[forum:158373|Texture Cache Maintenance Utility]] to clean up and repair your cached textures. It is al

...on and help, see ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=158373 Texture Cache Maintenance utility]'' on the Kodi forums.}} ...ed maintenance on the Kodi library. The script can be used to pre-generate thumbnails, clean up old thumbnail files, find corrupted files, and much more. The scr

{{red|If you intend to export artwork from cache, be aware of the modifications that {{kodi}} makes to cached artwork. If yo '''''See: [[Artwork#Cache|Artwork Cache]]'''''

** '''Location for cache files''': You can define the location where the cached files (pictures (and Caching is storing media (and their thumbnails) to local storage. Streaming is directly playing the media from your dropbo

== Thumbnails == {{See|Artwork/Cache}}

Once the Source(s) for Pictures are added, {{kodi}} will cache the thumbnails the first time the picture list is viewed. This will make future loading of * ''Automatically generate thumbnails'' - Create thumbnails when in folder views

** {{highlight|/private/var/cache/apt/archives/}} {{FAQ|1=Thumbnails

...t on the edge of being fast enough, check out '''[[HOW-TO:Modify the video cache]]'''. * By default, "Extract thumbnails from video files" (in '''Media Video Settings''') is disabled on the Pi, im

...our library should now be fully functional with your new paths (except for thumbnails --see below). From within Kodi, you should not be able to tell anything eve ==Thumbnails==

...our library should now be fully functional with your new paths (except for thumbnails --see below). From within XBMC, you should not be able to tell anything eve ==Thumbnails==

...nd XDVDFS/CDX) (DVD-ROM playback is on-the-fly only, no option yet to auto-cache to HDD first) * IMDb information (The Internet Movie Database) lookup for movie info and thumbnails

apt-cache search nvidia | grep glx == Centralize Your XBMC Library, Metadata and Thumbnails ==