Solved Are these files important?

[Albini]

hey guys i just want to know if these files are important and if not can i delete them ?( sorry about my english )

 

[Layback Bear]

1. If one doesn't know what they are don't remove them.
2. They are hidden for a reason.
3. They are app data and if removed many things might not won't work.
I don't know what they belong to but if it was my computer I wouldn't remove them.
Can you Google them and find out what they are?

 

[stormy13]

If they are what I think they are they can all be safely deleted. Those are likely from Live messenger and a new one gets created every time you start it. They also are all likely empty.

Windows Live Essentials 2011creates empty folders in - Microsoft Community

 

[Albini]

thanks bro

 

[Layback Bear]

Use this and see if they go away.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/76383-disk-cleanup-extended.html

 

[Injust]

For all I know, some software create folders with CLSID names because they're associated with the programs, and I've seen cases where people have deleted them and the program uninstaller no longer works.

Just my two cents

 

[Layback Bear]

Good point Injust. The methods I posted in #5 will not remove needed things to the best of my knowledge. It's Windows cleaning Windows and Window 7 doesn't like to hurt itself. If the methods in post #5 leaves them then I would not remove them until I Googled every one of them.

 

[Injust]

@Albini
Can you get us a few of the full folder names? You can't see the full name in your screenshot.

 

[Injust]

*Gulp*
I think Albini went ahead and deleted those files following stormy13's advice in post #3
That's why it's marked as "Solved".

 

[Anak]

Hi Albini, welcome to 7F!

Using Stormy's link I found this:

• Created Rich_7585 8/21/2012 1:57:15 PM

Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3503.0728) fixes this issue. Download Ver. 12 is now available.

Source, 3rd post down, Page 2: Windows Live Essentials 2011creates empty folders in - Microsoft Community

Not sure how you solved this, there is the outright deletion of the files or using the .vbs script E.F. wrote, but check your version of WLE, if it is an earlier build, updating it should correct your problem.

Check or force a check of your Windows Updates or you can find it with your search engine; Filehippo, Cnet, softonic has it.
I don't know why I can't find it anywhere on Microsoft.

Some background:
Windows Essentials 2012 gets minor update | LiveSide.net

Windows Essentials 2012? Microsoft updates Windows Live Photo Gallery and Movie Maker | LiveSide.net

 

[Layback Bear]

I don't like to recommend to people to delete things that the OP or anybody else really know what they are.

 

[Anak]

For all I know, some software create folders with CLSID names because they're associated with the programs, and I've seen cases where people have deleted them and the program uninstaller no longer works.

Just my two cents

@Albini
Can you get us a few of the full folder names? You can't see the full name in your screenshot.

Good point Injust. The methods I posted in #5 will not remove needed things to the best of my knowledge. It's Windows cleaning Windows and Window 7 doesn't like to hurt itself. If the methods in post #5 leaves them then I would not remove them until I Googled every one of them.

I don't like to recommend to people to delete things that the OP or anybody else really know what they are.

Both you, and Injust make good points Layback Bear!

The link Stormy provided explains CLSID's, but there they were discussing WLE, and how most of the Folders were empty.
With Albini's situation no one really knew where they were from, and they totaled 3GB in size.

Let's hope he, the OP has a recent restore point if his system starts to act up, but even then that may not be enough depending on what those CLSID's were for.