Wednesday, March 7, 2012

What are the locked files on the C drive for?

I have several locked folders on my laptop and don't know what they are for.



They are called:

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0f449e22e7e7cae88d92b4b646c9d941

1ed9bf3c2be0c21f134828e8be2c6e

2a1071afd7d6ab467fb336

2cac35cdac96cf420fad2382b1

2d5aeefe85582f4aeb75eab98e80

3cb86b35fe96faaa5f3d60a34f

6cf6df3f5a46e2876ee58a4863

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7e2392161a793252fbd832061ce817

7f9756b915eb4f451f4a02ae2354ac13

08fe2e9a281073375c

9ff0519838555387b98abb9c277b4a73

12d6121c5ccd89191905aa

56b5bba740361cdbce650284a209d6

83fcb5e8ec40c5932bad0035

0139a4b656259317676f

6580f4fa25ceb3ffbd277d8d7add

6871dc15cd872ee4d1

7042ea892806a74c2a

19119e9ca65f603549c8

9623133f0711b899bed3518e13415a

a29628c1fb26952ade2ec0

b6c653ab3443ec4b0ad27a54ae8948

bbadd34406880d1f2e61d76c

c2c4627c9839b69e34e6d6

c5012da5b6d81911e7f6ad6357cd

c7297ceaa0a3dcf195d564901cbba911

db6b0911b1515c16f093a432

db67e32628d98a8db58e20ad

e70171d14e01256b2ef2ec4389971056

ea6286676b06ad59c3a20b

fa91a6ad2274af14a5c2f3



I can access them as an administrator, but when I try accessing anything inside of these folders, I get a error saying "You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab."



Because this is my own personal laptop so there is no system administrator involved to have put the files there or lock me out of them. I have tried using the security tab to dig further into these folders, but every time it blocks me out.



What are these folders and files for?

Are they harmful to my computer?

Should these folders be kept or removed?What are the locked files on the C drive for?
The System Administrator is an operating system account that cannot be accessed by users including administrator. You don't need to alter these files as they're generated when you first install the operating system on any workstation; add new hardware/user profiles; setup local security/networking; et al. Worry not, nobody is on your computer remotely generating these particular files.What are the locked files on the C drive for?
Those are all Microsoft downloaded Software on the computer including drivers and updates, hotfixes, and patches....they are vital to keep.........Leave those folders alone.....What are the locked files on the C drive for?
They are part of your operating system. Ie the serial keys for the programmes needed to run your computer
They are probably system files that are vital to your OS. Just leave them alone.

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