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HDMP and MDMP files - Can we delete them?

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otelis Posted messages 17 Registration date   Status Member -  
 ipon -
Hello,

Despite my research, I have not found the specific question I am asking below.

In the directory

windows/pchealth/ErrorRep/UserDumps, I have over 4 Gigabytes of svchost......hdmp and svchost.......mdmp files.

I would like to know if I can safely delete these files?

Thank you in advance for your help.

ElisabethConfiguration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 7.

2 answers

  1. Kaluche
     
    These files are error "dumps," and the .mdmp files are the compacted versions that are sometimes sent to Windows for error reports. Apparently, I see no reason to keep them if they take up space.

    These files are useless; they only serve Microsoft developers to analyze problems during application crashes... See the source below for details;

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/2ee5c451-ebc5-4b58-af76-5d9dd9de0fdc/can-i-remove-hdmp-files-in-cwindowspchealtherrorrepuserdumps-it-takes-7-go-on-drive-c?forum=winservergen
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    1. pf
       
      super info... thanks
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    2. ipon
       
      Nice. Thank you very much.
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  2. Anonymous user
     
    Hi,
    I know that every time an error occurs, a dump file is created in: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\ERRORREP\UserDumps
    For example:
    svchost.exe.20070524-063345-00.mdmp (0 bytes)
    or
    svchost.exe.20070523-064303-00.hdmp (up to 100 MB)

    I would like to know if we can delete them as well, and if so, how.

    Thanks!
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    1. jean-philippe
       
      Listen, I checked on my PC and there’s nothing in the files you just mentioned.
      So you can presumably empty everything they contain without much danger.

      I can add that I’ve had my PC (with Vista) for less than a year and I’ve never had any (major) problems.
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    2. leslie45 Posted messages 71 Status Member
       
      Salut !! So can I delete all the .mdmp files on my computer? Every time I restart my computer, I get a blue screen afterwards. Would deleting them solve the problem? Some files list applicationcrash.exe, I don't know what that is?
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