Files with the extension .ITHMB are media files utilised by the 'Apple iPOD'. .ITHMB files are most commonly picture files in a thumbnail format specific to the iPOD and they can be very difficult to open within an alternative operating systems.
.ITHMB picture files are 16-bit uncompressed raw picture files that tend to be very large in size. The reason for the uncompressed nature of the .ITHMB picture files is thought to be due to the lack of processing power available to the iPOD that would be required to decompress archived picture files and the extra power consumption needed for the process that would have drained users batteries faster.
A .ITHMB image file is made up of four images of different resolutions designed to be displayed on different screen sizes.
 | Visitor comments |
 Wilson | 2008-08-10 19:46:04 |
Hi, I'm having problems opening .ITHMB files on my PC, if I try to open them I get a 'no preview available' message.
Can anybody help?
DJB | 2008-08-10 21:10:39 |
I need to convert .ITHMB files from my old iPOD into a more usable format maybe a jpg or bitmap - any suggestions?!?
Rah | 2008-09-17 19:34:28 |
I need to get these .ithmb files converted so I can view them or I need to know how to open them. PLEASE HELP!
Ipoo'd | 2008-09-17 19:43:21 |
Try plugging your iPod into the computer and when windows asks what to do with the new device select "use microsoft scanner and camera wizard" it should then let you extract them in full size, well it worked with my iPhone anyway. :)
maryrose | 2008-09-18 06:57:17 |
How can I transfer photos from my ipod to my computer?
Puzer | 2008-10-01 11:31:08 |
Ipoo'd, thanks for the tip, but do believe that an iphone is much more advanced technology than the regular 2008 ipod classic. Your tip only helped extract photos that are not in the .ithmb format, which i believe is what we are asking how to extract. Well, anyways, how do i convert .ithmb to a regular .jpg or bitmap image without downloading some sort of cheesy software thats gonna load my computer up with spyware?
Gary | 2008-10-08 14:33:12 |
attach your iphone, go into control panel, scanners and cameras and open the iphone. you will get a wizard that walks you through downloading all the files. mine download to .jpg format. no bogus software, pure windows/iphone bliss.
Gary | 2008-10-15 11:38:37 |
Hey Gary, Gary here. Your answer was right on! THANKS!!
Liz | 2008-11-04 01:50:46 |
putting some jpeg photos into an existing folder they ended up, unbeknown to me, in an IPOD Cache folder and became ITHMB files which I can no longer open. How can I convert them back to jpeg??
Fire44Raven | 2008-11-11 20:15:15 |
I rebooted my iPhone and my library photos were not added onto it again. Just my computer photos. These library photos are ITHMB and still in a file in my documents. I have no idea how to put them back on. I cannot just add the file. It doesn't work. HELP!!
