2 files have appeared.

Roderunner · 25 Dec 2015

Hi Folks, Greetings to all.

The files just appeared. I have Googled them so have a fair inklng of what they are but not exactly.
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This is a short version of events.
Windows Update continuously checked for updates, found and tried various 'solutions' nothing worked.
Did a system restore using Acronis, looked for more 'solutions' still nothing worked.
Did another restore with Acronis going back to July 2015. One solution was to leave the checking for updates running, which I did and now all on my Laptop is upto date and running well.
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The 2 files in my image have been in the recycle bin as I was intending to delete them, but after looking in Google I restored them.
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The only programs I've updated are Firefox, Ccleaner & Adobe flash player.
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I looked for the files on my other pc but was not successful.

GEWB · 25 Dec 2015

Those are UltraDefrag generated files. The fraglist file will change every time you run the program.

Regards,
GEWB

Roderunner · 26 Dec 2015

Hi GEWB, I don't and never have had UltraDefrag on my pc.

GEWB · 27 Dec 2015

What defrag program are/have you used? Regardless, you can delete those two files if you wish (but why?) as they will be recreated.

Regards,
GEWB

Layback Bear · 27 Dec 2015

Bootsqm.dat - Microsoft Community

margrave · 27 Dec 2015

Code:

bootsqm file  ...           4 KB
fraglist file ...           1 KB
Disk drive    ... 500,000,000 KB (at least)

Solution: Ignore those files. They just don't matter.

A Guy · 28 Dec 2015

bootsqm.dat is created after running chkdsk. fraglist.luar is created (usually) by 3rd party defrag programs (Ultra defrag, Smart Defrag). Both are usually safe, and can be ignored. Submit them to Virus Total if any concerns.

A Guy

Roderunner · 28 Dec 2015

GEWB said:

What defrag program are/have you used? Regardless, you can delete those two files if you wish (but why?) as they will be recreated.

Regards,
GEWB

I use the defrag built in with Win7 32bit home prem.

Roderunner · 28 Dec 2015

Still trying to find why they appeared in the root of C drive?