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I have a bunch of unmovable files that start with $ all over c:


w827haneghan

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I have a bunch of files that start with a dollar sign . They are all marked unmovable. When I run defraggler these stay scattered all over my hard drive . Does anyone know how to get rid of these ?

Doing a secure wipe - 35 passes - did not get rid of them . Neither did reinstalling windows ( vista 32 ) . the files are all hidden .  They do not show up when I open the C drive . They only show up on some maintanance programs .

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I don't know about files having those however Microsoft Update creates folders with the dollar sign which are filled with files after applying updates for Internet Explorer, Service Packs, Security Updates, etc. Some are for undoing/uninstalling a Microsoft Update that allows it should one cause issues.

 

Perhaps try a defrag with Windows Disk Defragmenter to see if it can defrag the files/folders -- note that it may or will undo any optimizations done by Defraggler.

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