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Unable to delete the file named thumbs.db from CIFS share

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9 and later
  • CIFS
  • Microsoft Windows client

Issue

  • When try to delete file named "thumbs.db" it throws error "it's a file system file / it is already in use"
  • ABE is disbaled on CIFS share but still unable to delete the file named thumbs.db from the file share

 

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