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Weird files on external hard disk
Name: malkovich Date: April 10, 2009 at 22:45:31 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 2GB Product: Custom / CUSTOM Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:
I've just checked an old external hdd that i haven't used in a while and instead of the normal files and directories that used to be on it, there are 40 files that are named weirdly like this: ul.2A7C5496.SLUS_211.17.00 ul.3CA12568.SLUS_209.32.00 ul.3CA12568.SLUS_209.32.01 etc..
their sizes range from 250mb to over 1gb each
Does anyone know what happened to the hard disk and how to read the files?
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