Does anyone know what those folders whose names are long sequences of hex numbers enclosed with brackets are used for? I have hundreds of them in my AppData directory and a hankering desire to remove them all! None of them appear to have any files in them.
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The thread discusses mysterious, empty folders with long hex names found in the AppData directory, which users are unsure about and consider removing. The original poster suspects they might be related to Norton Security or Windows Home vs. Pro versions, but no definitive answer is provided. Other contributors suggest these folders are unusual, and one recommends using "procmon" to investigate their creation process, though its purpose is not explained further. Overall, the discussion centers on identifying the folders' origin and whether they pose a concern.
The thread discusses mysterious, empty folders with long hex names found in the AppData directory, which users are unsure about and consider removing. The original poster suspects they might be related to Norton Security or Windows Home vs. Pro versions, but no definitive answer is provided. Other contributors suggest these folders are unusual, and one recommends using "procmon" to investigate their creation process, though its purpose is not explained further. Overall, the discussion centers on identifying the folders' origin and whether they pose a concern.
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I'm surprised you don't know what I'm talking about. Under AppData/local are hundreds of folders named similarly to this:
"{00BAC13D-0F69-4EDA-B23D-CB883CE38BBF}". And that's just it, each folder is apparently empty.
"{00BAC13D-0F69-4EDA-B23D-CB883CE38BBF}". And that's just it, each folder is apparently empty.
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I just checked my laptop which is running Win10 Pro and these folders are not present there. The only differences between the two that come to mind:
1 - My desktop is running Win10 Home
and
2 - I am not using Norton Security on my laptop. I decided to go with the built-in Windows security, instead, when I upgraded back in July.
Could these be Norton folders? Used for what? Anybody out there using Norton Security that could check their systems?
1 - My desktop is running Win10 Home
and
2 - I am not using Norton Security on my laptop. I decided to go with the built-in Windows security, instead, when I upgraded back in July.
Could these be Norton folders? Used for what? Anybody out there using Norton Security that could check their systems?
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