When you download a file with edge it gets a temporary name with .crdownload extension. When the download completes it is renamed to its actual file extension.
What you have is part of an incomplete download that can be safely removed.
Is .CRDOWNLOAD a virus?
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Anonymous
Hello everyone, so I was scrolling through my downloads until I found a 2GB .CRDOWNLOAD file, heres proof:
Yes I am Croatian, but can I delete the file?
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2023-10-21T07:57:02+00:00 Thanks! :D