OS X :: Hidden Files In Downloads Folder - Is It Safe To Remove

Aug 29, 2009

I have a large file called: .QT-028a-c6376c1e-bfffec5c-00 in my Downloads Folder. It was hidden, but I unhid folders because I am doing some cleanup. What is this file and is it safe to remove?

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I want to know If I can delete items in my downloads folder.  I HAVE DONE NOTHING specific to these files.  The majority of them are files I opened as email attachments.  NO, I haven't moved them or saved them.  NO I haven't imported them to itunes.  NO they aren't files ending in .dmg.  Almost ALL are pdf.  On another post regarding this question the chosen answer was, "you can delete from downloads folder without affecting the applications, so you CAN'T delete them without any problems".  This statement is contradicting

Should it not have been worded, "YES you CAN delete without any problems"?  And it didn't indicate if it included pdf files.  ( i believe they were discussing copies of apps or programs in the downloads folder). 

I just want to know what will happen to these pdf files.  Do I need to move 229 files IF i want to preserve them somewhere on my Mac, or are they already saved elsewhere as a pdf?

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