Any idea what this folder is?? Windows 7

[OogyWaWa]

Ever since I installed Win7, It keeps generating these folders on one of my HDDs. The crazy thing is, I've got 4 drives in there but it only generates this folder on one of them... any ideas?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Journer/wtf.JPG

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Looks like a temp folder. I have seen folders like that generated when I was created a new folder, but not yet renamed it, and then the process ended. The folder went away when the folder view was refreshed. Windows Home Server also uses folders with generated names such as that for creating folders for it's own use.

 

[Zensal]

Folders like that are typically left behind by an installer/uninstaller. They use it for temp files and then don't clean it up.

 

[Maximilian]

Ever since I installed Win7, It keeps generating these folders on one of my HDDs. The crazy thing is, I've got 4 drives in there but it only generates this folder on one of them... any ideas?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Journer/wtf.JPG

Ive got 3 of those in one of my external drives, i think it has something to do with microsoft security essentials, do you have that installed?

 

[OogyWaWa]

Ive got 3 of those in one of my external drives, i think it has something to do with microsoft security essentials, do you have that installed?

not unless it comes standard on win7 x64...

 

[Nothinman]

Windows updates extract to them for installation and don't clean up after themselves. I'd be willing to bet that they're all on the drive with the most free space as well.

 

[OogyWaWa]

Windows updates extract to them for installation and don't clean up after themselves. I'd be willing to bet that they're all on the drive with the most free space as well.

they are...
fucking odd way to do updates ....

 

[MichaelD]

Assuming you're not having any problems/odd actions (i.e. that could be caused by a recent Windows Update) it's safe to delete them. You only need the update files if you're trying to uninstall the update. Boot into Safe Mode if you can't delete them when logged in as Admin.

 

[Nothinman]

Assuming you're not having any problems/odd actions (i.e. that could be caused by a recent Windows Update) it's safe to delete them. You only need the update files if you're trying to uninstall the update. Boot into Safe Mode if you can't delete them when logged in as Admin.

The uninstall directories are those ones inside of the Windows directory that start with a $, the ones in the root of a volume are simply temporary files used during the installation AFAIK.

 

[MichaelD]

The uninstall directories are those ones inside of the Windows directory that start with a $, the ones in the root of a volume are simply temporary files used during the installation AFAIK.

/slaps forehead

Yep, you're correct. I forgot about that...or got the two confused...or something like that. :hmm: He can still delete those "mystery folders" w/o a prob though.