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fisherKing
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Sep 17, 2004, 06:54 PM
 
i have a LOT of files like this in my users prefs...
not identified in any way.
anyone have an idea what they relate to?

(hope it's not something i'd have to be, uh, embarrassed about)...



cf#Rf4cu
cf#aCmjX



etc etc


(btw i just trashed them all, and all seems well...)
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Sep 17, 2004, 07:15 PM
 
I have a slew of those as well...no biggie...

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Sep 17, 2004, 07:45 PM
 
okay...
but what are they for? what do they do???
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Sep 17, 2004, 07:47 PM
 
Originally posted by fisherKing:
okay...
but what are they for? what do they do???
Not entirely sure on that....sorry!

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Sep 17, 2004, 08:59 PM
 
Try opening the files with TextEdit - maybe there will be a clue as to the owning application in there.

Otherwise, you can check the creator code on the files - maybe they will have the creator code of the owning application.

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Sep 17, 2004, 09:22 PM
 
I had this one: cf#k1DGI

In TextEdit (removed most of the lines of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAyAEAAQAAA):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AppleNavServices:ChooseFile:0:Position</key>
<data>
AVABaA==
</data>
<key>AppleNavServices:ChooseFile:0:Size</key>
<data>
AAAAAAFvAjA=
</data>
<key>PLGD:iTunes.rsrc•AAC Encoder</key>
<data>

</data>
<key>PLGD:iTunes.rsrc•EQ</key>
<data>
AA==
</data>
<key>PLGD:iTunes.rsrc•iTunes Visualizer</key>
<data>

</data>
<key>PLGN:iTunes.rsrc•AAC Encoder•Custom</key>
<data>

</data>
<key>PPrf:DAAP:C63461861981BA09:%1</key>
<data>

etc...

Mine was created and last modified on Jan 10 2004, so I guess it's not used too much.

Edit: No, the smileys are not secret messages from Apple developers
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Sep 17, 2004, 10:34 PM
 
Have you had iTunes crash on you recently?

BTW, you can check the "Disable smilies in this post" check box to get rid of those smileys that aren't supposed to be smileys.

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Sep 18, 2004, 09:17 AM
 
interesting...
i run a couple of "support" apps with itunes (like imote).
sometimes, if i close itunes, it opens again; will check & see if these files pop up then.

maybe that's it.

anyway, seems less mysterious!


thanx
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