Windows 10: Strange 0 byte files

Discus and support Strange 0 byte files in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I'm curious what these files are that are on some of my internal HD's partitions. The file name is a random (apparently) string of characters, 'type of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by abibee, Jun 1, 2016.

  1. abibee Win User

    Strange 0 byte files


    I'm curious what these files are that are on some of my internal HD's partitions. The file name is a random (apparently) string of characters, 'type of file: file', 'size: 0 bytes', 'owner: system'.

    What are these? Do I need them?

    :)
     
    abibee, Jun 1, 2016
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  2. Win10 Auto Updates emptied my Libraries

    0 bytes.

    Contains 0 files, 0 folders
     
    Neal_Whoever, Jun 1, 2016
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  3. Windows 10 system restore and network adapter issues.

    Directory of C:\

    10/05/2017 01:26 AM

    0 Recovery.txt

    1 File(s) 0 bytes

    0 Dir(s) 177,012,736 bytes free
     
    SamplingRage, Jun 1, 2016
    #3
  4. LMiller7 Win User

    Strange 0 byte files

    Without further information, impossible to tell. Of particular importance exactly where are these files located?
    I would be very careful about deleting files owned by SYSTEM. Files of zero size can be very important.
     
    LMiller7, Jun 1, 2016
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  5. abibee Win User
    A couple of pics:


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    Strange 0 byte files [​IMG]
     
    abibee, Apr 4, 2018
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