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Is It Safe to Delete My External HDD's Files/Folders That Are Hidden in Windows?

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Is it safe to delete the Windows files and folders without having ANY repercussions? I do plan on using the external drive on Windows based computers here and there, but will use it on my Ubuntu based computer most of the time.

Here's a list of some of the files and folders that seem important: "pagefile.sys", "SYMEFA.DB", "found.000", "msdownld.tmp", "$RECYCLE.BIN", "System Volume Information", "IndexerVolumeGuid"

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answered 1 Year ago impisaso · Accepted Answer

You have recycled your old Windows HD ? Very commendable. I can see that there are no important files left: Pagefile.sys is the swap space for windows, found.000 is part or whole of a lost file, take a look at whats inside. SYMEFA.DB probably belongs to Symantec, could be virus defenitions. msdownload is a temp file for upgrades $RECYCLE.BIN is the Trash can, mounting the drive on another windows will create a new instance, see if its empty. System Volume Information is where windows keeps its backup files for restoring to a point in time, added to at updates, for roll back. Index.. is the Index for fast access, now useless. so you can delete them all. Hope you saved all your mails.
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