{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","title":"Windows 11 can keep traces of deleted photos. Here’s what you can do","title_en":null,"outlets":6,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/windows-11-can-keep-thumbnails-of-photos-you-deleted-heres-how-to-ux7a7d47pf","count":6,"items":[{"id":"n_fmmjt5pdqit455fiff4a","seq":917194,"kind":"article","title":"Windows 11 насправді не забуває видалені фото: де вони ховаються та як їх позбутися","title_en":"Windows 11 does not actually forget deleted photos: where they hide and how to get rid of them","url":"https://itc.ua/ua/novini/windows-11-naspravdi-ne-zabuvaye-vydaleni-foto-de-vony-hovayutsya-ta-yak-yih-pozbutysya","summary":"Вірусний допис у соціальних мережах стверджує, що Windows 11 зберігає попередній перегляд кожної фотографії, яку коли-небудь було видалено. Причиною суперечки стала добре відома функція Windows — кеш мініатюр, який може містити зменшені зображення ще довго після видалення оригінальних файлів.","published":"2026-09-30T08:00:12Z","seen":"2026-09-30T13:46:22Z","lang":"uk","country":"UA","source":{"id":"kite-itc-ua-04159b","name":"itc.ua","domain":"itc.ua","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q97306114","name":"ITC.ua","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-itc-ua-04159b","topics":["новини","софт","microsoft","windows 11","гайди та добірки","зображення","налаштування","фото"],"authors":["Шадрін Андрій"],"entities":[{"id":"Q107269746","name":"Windows 11","type":"other"}],"story":"st_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.550000011920929,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20000000298023224,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_hpwbzrclg4cjqcghtv5q","seq":722632,"kind":"article","title":"Windows 11 can keep traces of deleted photos. 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Der Beitrag erreicht damit 1,7 Millionen Aufrufe, beschreibt aber ein bekanntes Phänomen.","published":"2026-09-29T12:31:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T14:18:19Z","lang":"de","source":{"id":"kite-computerbase-de-6f3d1f","name":"computerbase.de","domain":"computerbase.de","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1122143","name":"ComputerBase","type":"magazine","country":"DE","designations":["online magazine"]}},"via":"kite-computerbase-de-6f3d1f","topics":["smart-home","betriebssysteme"],"authors":["Andreas Frischholz"],"story":"st_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.3700000047683716,"category2":"arts-culture-entertainment","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5299999713897705,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_vb7zxjn3feukr5bamika","seq":880241,"kind":"article","title":"Windows 11's thumbnail cache can outlive the photos you delete","url":"https://betanews.com/article/windows-11-thumbnail-cache-deleted-photos","summary":"Windows 11 can store thumbnails of photos after the originals are deleted. See where the cache sits, what a test found and how to clear it with Disk Cleanup.","published":"2026-09-28T19:27:49Z","seen":"2026-09-30T10:37:51Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-betanews-com-8fe1a4","name":"betanews.com","domain":"betanews.com"},"via":"kite-betanews-com-8fe1a4","topics":["microsoft","article","privacy","windows 11"],"authors":["Marcus Pruitt"],"story":"st_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.6399999856948853,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.14000000059604645,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_pn6jkyae6zdfjm52cf7q","seq":401131,"kind":"article","title":"Windows has been keeping thumbnails of all your deleted photos for years—here's how to fix","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-has-been-keeping-thumbnails-of-all-your-deleted-photos-for-yearsheres-how-to-fix","published":"2026-09-28T10:40:44Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:40:44Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"makeuseof.com","name":"makeuseof.com","domain":"makeuseof.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q110454090","name":"MakeUseOf","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["business","mass media","online publication","technology journalism","website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy"],"authors":["Tashreef Shareef"],"entities":[{"id":"Q35473","name":"window","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.46000000834465027,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.3100000023841858,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_ux7a7d47pfo4c7hbzb7q","seq":325830,"kind":"article","title":"Windows 11 can keep thumbnails of photos you deleted. 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