Random (?) files generated by DOS

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From: Sean C. Cox
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 1990 17:09

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      I seem to recall seeing something about this before, but I can't 
 seem to find the reference..

      In the directory C:\DOS there seem to be quite a few files which 
 are simply 8-digit hexadecimal numbers, which I know weren't from the 
 original DOS disks, and I certainly haven't put them there.
      Can these files be deleted without hurting anything? They're taking
 up about 1.2 Meg on my hard drive, and I REALLY would like that space 
 back. I'm using DOS 4.01 on a '286 AT-clone.

      Thanks in advance!

                                           -Sean


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From: skeeve@pawl8.pawl.rpi.edu (Sean C. Cox)
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Subject: Random (?) files generated by DOS
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Date: 30 Jun 90 17:09:31 GMT
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