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"Norton Protected Files"

  • 20-09-2005 2:06pm
    #1
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,114 ✭✭✭


    You know in Norton Systemworks when you right-click on "Norton Protected Recycle Bin" on the desktop and choose "Empty Norton Protected Files"?
    Why is that doing this always frees up a lot of hard drive space?
    There are often thousands of files to be deleted but their location is a mystery it would seem.
    I have sometimes gained 5 or 10 GB from deleting these files. What exactly are they does anyone know? Does it do any harm to delete them?
    Just curious.


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  • #2
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    AFAIK it works just like the Recycle Bin, only it protects more files, such as saving files deleted over the network for example. It also saves a copy of a file whenever it is modified, which would explain why it can take up so much space. Google for more info.


  • #3
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,114 ✭✭✭lukin


    Thanks, I'll do that.


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