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What are the defaultuser100000xxx folders?

Anonymous
2020-01-19T23:14:19+00:00

I just noticed a number of defaultuser folder under the c:\Users folder:

defaultuser100000

defaultuser100000.MY-PC

defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000

defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000.001

defaultuser100001

Are these folders needed? If not, how can I remove them?

Windows 10 Home, Version 1903 (OS Build 18362.592)

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-05-01T00:15:29+00:00

    Those are temporary folders leftover from installing Windows. Setup (the pet name for the Windows installer) is supposed to delete them, but doesn't always do so. I suppose you could call it a bug, but it's harmless.

    To view the details of all active accounts, at a command prompt type:

    wmic useraccount list full

    and press Enter. You'll see that there is no actual user account for the 'defaultusers.'

    I simply deleted my defaultuser folders. You can too.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-01T05:12:18+00:00

    net user UserAccountName /delete does not work. Gives an error that the account does not exist. I deleted the folder from the elevated command prompt via rmdir.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-10T17:45:28+00:00

    I just noticed a number of defaultuser folder under the c:\Users folder:

    defaultuser100000

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000.001

    defaultuser100001

    Are these folders needed? If not, how can I remove them?

    Windows 10 Home, Version 1903 (OS Build 18362.592)

    In the elevated CMD window, type:

    net user UserAccountName /delete

    where "UserAccountName" is replaced by the name of the user you want to delete.

    Everything associated with that name will be deleted.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-30T23:29:28+00:00

    I just noticed a number of defaultuser folder under the c:\Users folder:

    defaultuser100000

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000

    defaultuser100000.MY-PC.000.001

    defaultuser100001

    Are these folders needed? If not, how can I remove them?

    Windows 10 Home, Version 1903 (OS Build 18362.592)

    In the elevated CMD window, type:

    net user UserAccountName /delete

    where "UserAccountName" is replaced by the name of the user you want to delete.

    Everything associated with that name will be deleted.

    Are these folders needed?????  Why delete them?

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