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   Subject: Re: Gradual out of disk space - fidbox.dat   
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   On Tuesday, 3 January 2017 23:08:32 UTC+8, Ron Hardin  wrote:   
   > In case anybody didn't know about it, there's a    
   > remnant from some popular virus scanner that gives    
   > you a growing file that eventually gets big enough    
   > to matter.   
   >    
   > c:WINDOWS/system32/drivers/fidbox.dat   
   >    
   > It's harmless to delete (and will grow again over    
   > a period of months) but you have to be in safe    
   > mode.   
   >    
   > A smaller one   
   >    
   > c:WINDOWS/system32/drivers/fidbox.idx   
   >    
   > can be deleted at the same time.   
   >    
   > The feature stays there long after the virus    
   > scanner has gone.   
   >    
   > It's worthwhile to check if you have them.   
   > --    
   > rhhardin@mindspring.com   
   >    
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