re: WER folders in Local Settings Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:45 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Adam Bradley (8785 messages posted) Windows did not create them so has no reason to keep or delete them, an exe in the temp files is odd but if I were to guess the exe.mdmp is a memory dump file saved in case the program's support staff needs debugging data. You can normally delete anything in the temp files but do not be surprised if they come back. On a side in case you are considering a cleaning program: be very wary of any apps that claim to clean up temp files and unused/errored registry keys. On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:31 pm, br wrote: >I have rather large folders named WER. in my Documents and Settings -> User ->Local >Settings -> Temp folder. > >The folders contain files called avcenter.exe hdmp and avcenter.exe.mdmp. >av center obviously refers to my antivirus avira programme. > >1. Can I safely remove these folders? >2. Do I simply delete them by right clicking and 'delete'? > >3. academic question: why does windows retain these folders if they are useles? > > >thanks Written in response to: WER folders in Local Settings (br: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:31 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] WER folders in Local Settings (br: Sun, Oct 25, 2009, 10:31 pm) re: WER folders in Local Settings (Adam Bradley: Sun, Oct 25, 2009, 10:45 pm) re: WER folders in Local Settings (Keith Stanier: Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:51 am) re: WER folders in Local Settings (br: Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 6:56 am) re: WER folders in Local Settings (Ricer46: Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 7:21 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum