what are .idx files

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Gill

and why do i have so many of them on my C drive, not in
any folder?
thank you
 
Gill;
idx = AOL Temporary Internet Mail File
IDX = Corel QuickFinder Information
IDX = FAX file
IDX = Header information (CMYK image) (Stork format)
IDX = ICQ index
IDX = Index file (Microsoft Clip Gallery v. 1.x)
IDX = Index file Pro/Engineer
IDX = Index file, used by many applications
IDX = LaTeX index
IDX = Microsoft Outlook Express file: mailbox
IDX = Misc
IDX = Relational database index (Microsoft FoxPro)
IDX = Symantec Q&A relational database index file
 
Hell Gill,

They are index files are usually associated with programs that have clip
art such as Powerpoint. I am not sure what you mean by "so many", but they
are likely from an application that was installed.

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Microsoft PSS Security Team

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