Rick Bergeron - CPF
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
First, I haven't a clue what I am talking about; but all I have heard is that the file is only accessible by the operating system for overhead of something and cannot be deleted, defragged, restored, or anything without completely reinstalling the operating system.
For those of you who are in the know, is that a fairly accurate statement regarding the only fix is to reformat the filesystem. After reformatting the HD? What is a realistic size for the file, except that's probably a loaded question because it depends upon software, # of boots, uses, etc?
The reason, the latest McAfee upgrade appears to be using that file and it is growing like a noxious weed. Sizes grown into the Gigabytes of harddrive space being used and space that is gone forever. The only note that I have found is a remote acknowledgement that this is happening, that McAfee is attempting to work with Microsoft to see what they did and even if there is a fix. They say there is a patch that continuously runs to prevent it from growing, but who knows where the patch is.
Should I uninstall the software until a fix is published that will deal with it; though probably not likely to be listed in a "known bug" list.
TNX
For those of you who are in the know, is that a fairly accurate statement regarding the only fix is to reformat the filesystem. After reformatting the HD? What is a realistic size for the file, except that's probably a loaded question because it depends upon software, # of boots, uses, etc?
The reason, the latest McAfee upgrade appears to be using that file and it is growing like a noxious weed. Sizes grown into the Gigabytes of harddrive space being used and space that is gone forever. The only note that I have found is a remote acknowledgement that this is happening, that McAfee is attempting to work with Microsoft to see what they did and even if there is a fix. They say there is a patch that continuously runs to prevent it from growing, but who knows where the patch is.
Should I uninstall the software until a fix is published that will deal with it; though probably not likely to be listed in a "known bug" list.
TNX