Empty Folder in C Drive on Vista that is called $$DeleteMe

Does anyone else have an empty folder on their C drive called
$$DeleteMe$$DeleteMe (note the deleteme repeats many times) then a series of
numbers and letters - does anyone know what this is and where it came from

Sandi,

The folder might have been left back after some third party program installation.

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"Sandi" <> wrote in message
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> Does anyone else have an empty folder on their C drive called
> $$DeleteMe$$DeleteMe (note the deleteme repeats many times) then a series of
> numbers and letters - does anyone know what this is and where it came from

Then can I ssume since its empty that I can delete it.

"Anando [MVP]" wrote:

> Sandi,
>
> The folder might have been left back after some third party program installation.
>
> --
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>
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>
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> "Sandi" <> wrote in message
> news:ACFB6642-D308-45DD-B0EF-...
> > Does anyone else have an empty folder on their C drive called
> > $$DeleteMe$$DeleteMe (note the deleteme repeats many times) then a series of
> > numbers and letters - does anyone know what this is and where it came from
>

Yes, an empty folder can generally be deleted without any problems.
As long as there are no 'hidden' files/folders in there.
But based on the name of the folder, I'd say nuke it!

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"Sandi" <> wrote in message
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> Then can I ssume since its empty that I can delete it.
>
> "Anando [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Sandi,
>>
>> The folder might have been left back after some third party program
>> installation.
>>
>> --
>> Anando
>> Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
>>
>> My Blog
>> http://www.anando.org/blog
>> "Sandi" <> wrote in message
>> news:ACFB6642-D308-45DD-B0EF-...
>> > Does anyone else have an empty folder on their C drive called
>> > $$DeleteMe$$DeleteMe (note the deleteme repeats many times) then a
>> > series of
>> > numbers and letters - does anyone know what this is and where it came
>> > from
>>

Judging by the name of the folder, I'd say go ahead.

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"Sandi" <> wrote in message
news:27090148-C933-4CF4-8F0B-...
> Then can I ssume since its empty that I can delete it.
>
> "Anando [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Sandi,
>>
>> The folder might have been left back after some third party program installation.
>>
>> --
>> Anando
>> Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
>>
>> My Blog
>> http://www.anando.org/blog
>> "Sandi" <> wrote in message
>> news:ACFB6642-D308-45DD-B0EF-...
>> > Does anyone else have an empty folder on their C drive called
>> > $$DeleteMe$$DeleteMe (note the deleteme repeats many times) then a series of
>> > numbers and letters - does anyone know what this is and where it came from
>>