What are these strange named files?

I have folders showing up in other file folders and storage devices with
very strange names like "{4c0fea28-58b2-4bce-a0f7-90b5069510c4}". They
contain absolutely nothing and properties show them taking up 0 bytes of
storage. Can I delete these and how and why are they generated?

Hi,

They are generally leftovers from updates and can simply be deleted.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"usenet user" <> wrote in message
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>I have folders showing up in other file folders and storage devices with
>very strange names like "{4c0fea28-58b2-4bce-a0f7-90b5069510c4}". They
>contain absolutely nothing and properties show them taking up 0 bytes of
>storage. Can I delete these and how and why are they generated?

Files randomly named such as that are sometimes left over after
performing Windows Updates.
They may be safely deleted.
Reboot first and you may discover they are deleted after the reboot.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"usenet user" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have folders showing up in other file folders and storage devices
>with very strange names like
>"{4c0fea28-58b2-4bce-a0f7-90b5069510c4}". They contain absolutely
>nothing and properties show them taking up 0 bytes of storage. Can I
>delete these and how and why are they generated?