Solved 40 empty folders under Local

[t-4-2]

I have read about this somewhere but I did not exactly pay attention to it.
I found 40 empty folders under Local......
C:\user\name\AppData\Local

Would some one tell me how do they materialize ? Or, What did I do to cause that ?
I would assume it is ok to delete them. Yes ?

Thank you.
( screenshot of empty folders ).....

 

[stormy13]

Wouldn't happen to have Live Messenger installed would you? If so then that is likely where they came from, with a new one being generated every time you open Messenger. You can actually see it happen if you have that folder open at the same time as you open Messneger, by the time Messenger is finished loading and logging in a new one of those folders will be there.

It's a bug in Messenger from what I can see where it creates that folder there instead of in the Temp folder. They are also safe to delete. Doesn't happen on all systems, but been a few asking about them here as well as elsewhere (I get it on my computer, yet it doesn't happen on my kids computer).

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/173421-supposed-there.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/172755-strange-empty-folders.html

 

[t-4-2]

Wouldn't happen to have Live Messenger installed would you? If so then that is likely where they came from, with a new one being generated every time you open Messenger. You can actually see it happen if you have that folder open at the same time as you open Messneger, by the time Messenger is finished loading and logging in a new one of those folders will be there.

It's a bug in Messenger from what I can see where it creates that folder there instead of in the Temp folder. They are also safe to delete. Doesn't happen on all systems, but been a few asking about them here as well as elsewhere (I get it on my computer, yet it doesn't happen on my kids computer).

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/173421-supposed-there.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/172755-strange-empty-folders.html

I do have Windows Live Messenger, but that is not it.
I opened and closed messenger several times, I still have only 40 empty folders.
I actually wrote down the set of numbers of the 1st on the list and last on the list. No change.

I have MSE plus Malwarebytes as on-demand. No McAfee etc.

 

[stormy13]

Seeing as they're all empty, make a new folder someplace and stick them in it. Then go about things as normal and see what if anything complains. If nothing complains about the missing folders, then delete them.

To try and find out which program is generating them can be a bit of a pain as you would have to look in the Local folder after every time you open something until one is generated and then see if it repeats. Then you will at least know which program is causing it.

 

[Ztruker]

Are you sure they are empty? DO you have hidden and system files being displayed?

 

[karlsnooks]

Delete them.

 

[t-4-2]

Are you sure they are empty? DO you have hidden and system files being displayed?

They are all empty folders.

 

[t-4-2]

All 40 empty folders had been deleted one hour ago.

 

[t-4-2]

All 40 empty folders had been deleted one hour ago.

In case I have not been clear on my original question .....

My interest is not what to do with them.
My interest is why and how they were created.

Thank you.

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

These folders are created by Windows Live Mail/Messenger everyday when you first open the program(or at least thats the cause on my system).If you use WLM check the folders and there will usually be one every day.They are perfectly safe to delete but if unsure put then in a folder elsewhere or leave in your recycle bin for a few days. There is another post which I cant find at present with more information in.
Will keep looking

Danny

Here it is http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/164649-strange-folders-appdata-local.html

 

[kado897]

All 40 empty folders had been deleted one hour ago.

In case I have not been clear on my original question .....

My interest is not what to do with them.
My interest is why and how they were created.

Thank you.

In my case it is Windows Live Mail when in syncs with the mail server. I just delete them when ther are enough tom annoy me.

 

[t-4-2]

These folders are created by Windows Live Mail/Messenger everyday when you first open the program(or at least thats the cause on my system).If you use WLM check the folders and there will usually be one every day.They are perfectly safe to delete but if unsure put then in a folder elsewhere or leave in your recycle bin for a few days. There is another post which I cant find at present with more information in.
Will keep looking

Danny

Here it is http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/164649-strange-folders-appdata-local.html

WL Messenger hypothesis had already been suggested to me in this thread. It did not apply to my computer.
Neither does starting WL Mail initiate an empty folder under Local. I closed all programs > shut down computer > restart computer > open WLM > no empty folder.

I am losing interest in this issue. I'll let it slide. I'll just delete it as it shows up. No big deal.

Thank you for your input.

 

[thingy]

Hello

I raised this issue some time ago...

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/172755-strange-empty-folders.html

In my case it is nothing to do with Messenger as I have never used it

Someone did suggest it was to do with Windows Updates which is more likely

I have not yet done anything with mine

I now have over one hundred!

 

[t-4-2]

Hello

I raised this issue some time ago...

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/172755-strange-empty-folders.html

In my case it is nothing to do with Messenger as I have never used it

Someone did suggest it was to do with Windows Updates which is more likely

I have not yet done anything with mine

I now have over one hundred!

Delete them. No harm will be done to your computer.

As to Windows Updates speculation, I have fact to indicate otherwise.

I have an empty folder today - 23/07/2011, 9:52 am EST
My last update is on - 22/07/2011

see screenshot :

 

[thingy]

I can't be certain but I think Windows checks for Updates daily -even if you have Auto Update turned off

Do you have wuaudt.exe running as a Process?

 

[t-4-2]

I can't be certain but I think Windows checks for Updates daily -even if you have Auto Update turned off

Do you have wuaudt.exe running as a Process?

No, I don't.