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mrr17
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

xname.lib and xname.crs

Two files appeared in my Dropbox: xname.crs and xname.lib. I did not upload them. The only other file in the Dropbox is an Excel file that has two versions. What are the .crs and .lib files and where...
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mrr17
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Walter,

 

Thanks for your response. I deleted the files this morning since I wasn't sure what they were - here's how the files look in my Deleted Files with the folder name redacted:

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Walter
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5 years ago

In that case, could you restore them to check their version history for more information on our website mrr17? 

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    mrr17
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 years ago

    Walter,

     

    Please find below the screenshots of the version history for both files. I did not add the files manually on October 18, although Dropbox shows me as the owner; the two files just appeared.

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      Lusil
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      5 years ago

      Hey mrr17, I had a quick look around the web, where I found that .lib files contain static libraries that can be used as import libraries for .dll files, and .crs files are typically a type of binary file used by certain software. 

       

      Since, from the version history, the files were added from a computer, the cause could be a third party app. 

       

      Do you have any apps that are directly interacting with the desktop app?

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        mrr17
        Explorer | Level 3
        5 years ago

        The only other file in the folder is an Excel spreadsheet with two versions, so that's the only app that I can think of.

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