What are these files?

[hikermann]

I notice numerous files with string designations similar to these showing up in my backup; what are they; can they be deleted?

bdfff555f7845c308e0f5d76afe0
ebbdbda9a3a745ae660f5948
a109b33a5819ecb761c4

Thanks.

 

[Diancecht]

If anyone can answer this without more data will have my admiration forever.

In the meantime, can you provide more info, like the directory where they are, the size, the content ...

Cheers,
Dian

 

[goombawaho]

That question is like a bone with no meat on it - leaves me empty (of ideas).

Backup program being used.......................
and as said: location of backup (external hard drive for example), etc.


Wild guess just for fun: If on external hard drive or second internal hard drive, windows update folders with extracted patches.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[vacunita]

I have to agree, random sequences of alphanumeric characters can be anything. From Windows Update folders to corrupted files etc...

There's really no way to tell without more information.

Backup program being used, locations being backed up.
Size of files etc..
Something that tells us a bit more about the files.

Otherwise its like telling your mechanic your car is making strange noises and handing him a piece of paper with an onomatopoeia of the noises its making. "bpfffft... bpffffft"



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[hairlessupportmonkey]

Arent these Windows Update folder names when or during windows updates

ACSS - SME
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[goombawaho]

Arent these Windows Update folder names when or during windows updates

Someone brilliant already proposed this, but without further information it will remain only speculation.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[xwb]

Whenever I've looked into these directories, they contain update files. Normally from abandoned updates. I normally delete them.

 

[strongm]

>Someone brilliant already proposed this

Heh!

 

[goombawaho]

Couldn't slip that by apparently.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

I think i need my eyes checked. correct. Although, blowing my own trumpet, I too am brilliant!

ACSS - SME
General Geek

 

[vacunita]

I think Goomb was referring to me though. And I thank him for that.

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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

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[goombawaho]

I was blowing my own horn, but you can feel free to associate with "the greatness".

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[mscallisto]

with windows explorer have you clicked the strange named folder to see if there are sub folders or files where you may find an answer?

on my c: drive I find a folder named f9daf498655655758754 and when I doubleclick it i see other folders named amd64 and i386. inside amd64 i see msxpsdrv.inf and inside that I see

; MSXPSDRV.INF 
;
; Microsoft system driver files for XPSDrv print drivers.
;
[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
Provider=%Microsoft%
ClassGUID={4D36E979-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Class=Printer
CatalogFile=msxpsdrv.cat
DriverVer=08/03/2006,6.0.5500.0