# Cache and Data Maintenance

Thumbnails and other cached data can be maintained from the dialog accessible by selecting Edit Thumbnail Maintenance .

## Geeqie thumbnail cache

The utilities listed here operate on the Geeqie caching mechanism. This also includes the data cached for the search and find duplicates utilities.

Clean up

- Removes thumbnails and data for which the source image is no longer present, or has been modified since the thumbnail was generated.

Clear cache

- Removes all thumbnails and data stored in the designated folder.

## Shared thumbnail cache

The utilities listed here operate on the shared thumbnail mechanism.

Clean up

- Removes thumbnails for which the source image is no longer present, or has been modified since the thumbnail was generated.

Clear cache

- Removes all thumbnails stored in the designated folder.

## Create thumbnails

This utility will render thumbnails using the current thumbnail caching mechanism, as determined in Preferences .

Render

- Pre-render thumbnails for a specific folder, the utility has the following options:

Include subfolders

- Enable to include all images contained in the subfolders of folder.

Store thumbnails local to source images

- The generated thumbnails will be stored local to the source images, if you have the permissions to write to the folder containing the images.

## Metadata

This utility operates on the data store for Metadata located in the folder:

    $HOME/.local/share/Geeqie/metadata

.

Clean up

- Removes keywords and comments for which the source image is no longer present.