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removing searchqu

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StephenBrown
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searchqu and search nu got installed on my laptop, but I think I have successfully removed them. But now I have found 3 related files in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch folder. The names are: SEARCHQU TOOLBAR UNINSTALL.EX-2DC9C271.pf, SEARCHQUMEDIABAR.EXE-24754703.pf, and SETUPDATAMNGR_SEARCHQU.EXE-037068A3.pf. Are these dangerous? Can I just delete them? Should I ignore them?

searchqu and search nu got installed on my laptop, but I think I have successfully removed them. But now I have found 3 related files in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch folder. The names are: SEARCHQU TOOLBAR UNINSTALL.EX-2DC9C271.pf, SEARCHQUMEDIABAR.EXE-24754703.pf, and SETUPDATAMNGR_SEARCHQU.EXE-037068A3.pf. Are these dangerous? Can I just delete them? Should I ignore them?

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cor-el
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Yes, you can remove the files in the prefetch folder.
Those are used to optimize the loading and startup of programs and will be regenerated if required.