hidden folders named 58067ccc258e1ba691 and a80831866327dc8809

asdf · #1 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 02:36 PM

i have a 80 gb hard disk and have four partitions c,d,e and f of 10, 6(approx),30 and 30 respectively.
however inside the f folder there are two hidden folders 58067ccc258e1ba691 and a80831866327dc8809. it shows that these files are of size 0 bytes and both of them contains a folder named update. but these folders are not accessible. can any one tell me what are they ? and why are they only in the F drive. the file system of C drive is FAT32 whereas of the others are NTFS . the OS i am using is XP 2002 professional service pack 2

brain_damage · #2 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 02:39 PM

have you got hidden file showing?

are they system files?

what do you keep in F Drive?

asdf · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 02:47 PM

yah the hidden files are enabled.
i have no idea whether they are system files or not ?
they have a size of 0 bytes shown.
besides they are only in that partition and not on any other partitions.

of the contents of this drive they are usual stuffs, files , photos some games, a couple of movies, some programs and all that..just usul stuffs

brain_damage · #4 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 08:04 PM

has it got an icon, if so is the same as the recycle bin?

asdf · #5 (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 05:11 AM

no it simply has got the normal folder icon as in the other folders.

brain_damage · #6 (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 11:11 AM

it's maybe a folder thats been used when you've downloaded an update to some programme , if it's taking no room it should be OK