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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Removing unwanted files

My Windows ME computer contains hundreds of files with names that range from CA00.IDX through to CHFF.IDX. Can I delete them? Trevor Owen

These sound like temporary index files created by a program such as Nero when burning a CD. Usually they are deleted when it completes the process. It's never a good idea to delete unknown files out of hand, but you can move them all to a temporary folder and see if any program misses them. If nothing complains after a week or so, delete them.

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