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<blockquote data-quote="elliottmc" data-source="post: 571011" data-attributes="member: 14268">Hi,I am asking the question, because I see no reason at all for MediaPortal to cache png files in the thumbs folder only when the skin is cached. The skin files are not stored here. If there is a need to cache thumb files, then I would expect MP to be caching them every time it starts, not just when the skin is cached. It sounds as though there could be a bug in mediaportal as well as 'unfortunate behaviour' by moving pictures.Since this may be a problem for more plugins at some point in the future, it may be something that the team should fix. If so, I would be able to push for this to be fixed, even though MovingPictures has fixed this in SVN.However, I'm not convinced that storing backdrops and covers in the thumbs folder is necessarily correct - this folder is for thumbs! However, no need to try to explain why you think it is correct.Best wishes,Mark</blockquote>

[QUOTE="elliottmc, post: 571011, member: 14268"] Hi, I am asking the question, because I see no reason at all for MediaPortal to cache png files in the thumbs folder only when the skin is cached. The skin files are not stored here. If there is a need to cache thumb files, then I would expect MP to be caching them every time it starts, not just when the skin is cached. It sounds as though there could be a bug in mediaportal as well as 'unfortunate behaviour' by moving pictures. Since this may be a problem for more plugins at some point in the future, it may be something that the team should fix. If so, I would be able to push for this to be fixed, even though MovingPictures has fixed this in SVN. However, I'm not convinced that storing backdrops and covers in the thumbs folder is necessarily correct - this folder is for thumbs! However, no need to try to explain why you think it is correct. Best wishes, Mark [/QUOTE]

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