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Its on my E drive (my secondary drive). It says i need permission to open the folder inside it.
Their is a folder on my E drive that I cant open. I want to know what it is, even if its not harmful.Originally Posted by Taylorsci;14196876
Who knows? The file name is probably randomly generated, I have several like that and it's probably nothing to worry about.
Yep.Originally Posted by Jaguarbamf;14197066
They're created by Windows Updates.
No biggie. =P
I am trying to delete it but it says I do not have permission. Its not on my primary drive. Why would a windows update be stored on a secondary drive? I just had a nasty virus, I had to reinstall every thing. I think updates wear apart of the virus. Even though I have it checked to only instal updates if i tell it to, it would do it any ways. So ANY ways how do i delete it? (I am on a fresh instal of windows now).Originally Posted by kennyparker1337;14197097
Yep.![]()
You usually only see them when Windows is waiting for the computer to be restarted as it is a temp folder for the updater. Windows can't update sometimes when the computer is running.
Or more unlikely is that the update failed and got corrupted. Where-as if the folder really annoys you just delete. If the updater is waiting to use the folder, it wont let you delete anyway.
If you really want to get rid of it, and don't care if you break anything (probably not a problem, but be prepared), malwarebytes has a folder unlocking tool you can use.Originally Posted by sabbathcrazy;14208200
I am trying to delete it but it says I do not have permission. Its not on my primary drive. Why would a windows update be stored on a secondary drive? I just had a nasty virus, I had to reinstall every thing. I think updates wear apart of the virus. Even though I have it checked to only instal updates if i tell it to, it would do it any ways. So ANY ways how do i delete it? (I am on a fresh instal of windows now).