waggle Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Hi guys, I have an unknown ( and unwanted ) folder on one of my drives. It has all the markings of a system folder but its on an external drive. It is called d7fc8ee54f9e61afea4a9fbcccd95c3f and it contains 25 subfolders. Each of the names of these subfolders is a 4 digit number. I have tried to look in these to find out the contents but I just get a message telling me I dont have permission to access this folder. Anyone know what these folders are. Can they be deleted, and if so, how? I am logged in as administrator, and permissions are set to full control. The folders are marked as Read Only. If I clear the read only check box and apply the read only status comes back again immediately. Any help will be gratefully received. Thanks Tony Quote
Armageddon Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Hi Waggle The named folders are GUIDs (Global Unique ID) folders used for updating. You can safely delete them. I would recommend rebooting first just to ensure that no pending update operating is waiting that might need data in one of the folders. Quote Google is your friend We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. Get help with computer problems. Join Free PC Help here Donations are welcome. Read Here
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