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What is ftconfig.ini in Windows 7 and what does it do

Anonymous
2015-11-28T20:51:56+00:00

My motivations for asking are as follows:

  1. If it's a virus or malware I want to delete it.
  2. If it is unnecessary I want to free up space on my harddrive.
  3. I have a keen interest in computer science so knowing what this does would help me learn.
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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-28T21:11:12+00:00

    1. If it's a virus or malware I want to delete it.

    -> .ini files cannot be viruses.

    2. If it is unnecessary I want to free up space on my harddrive.

    -> Do some basic calculations!

    • The file is probably less than 10 kBytes in size.
    • Your disk is likely to be 500 GBytes in size or larger.
    • You can fit 50 million of your .ini file onto your hard disk.

    Question: What would gain by clearing such a tiny proportion of your disk? Next to nothing!

    3. I have a keen interest in computer science so knowing what this does would help me learn.

    -> Use notepad.exe to look inside the file. It will probably tell you what it is.

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