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by noog

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What are the files with an extension of .in2? How are they generated? and do I need to clean them up on a regular basis?

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by noog

good source of info though it doesn't show what .in2 is. More info is that a typical (from memory) file name might be:

~$xyz.doc.in2

any ideas

by pvp

Another site is www.whatis.com

Show .ln3 is "input device driver (Havard Graphics v3.0).

I seem to have a vague recollection that .ln2 belonged to an earlier version.

by noog

good source of info though it doesn't show what .in2 is. More info is that a typical (from memory) file name might be:

~$xyz.doc.in2

any ideas

by rick_b

.in2 files are used by McAfee Netshield and
other network virus for virus updates etc. kinda like .tmp files.It states input1,input2, etc
Ref:
http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/virusscan/english/engine/netware/readme.txt

I have a Novell network and these are all over my clients. I have been told that these are no big deal, if you delete them, the next update the software does, it will re create them, so I just leave mine.

Email if you need further.
Thanks

by rick_b

P.S I was poking around my admin station and noticed that my finacial software puts these into memory as well as created a reference point on the hard drive.
I hope that helps you some more
Thanks

by noog

Thanks. The virus scanner software seems to be the problem. After completing a reviewer scan of the server these .in2 files started appearing I contacted Computer Associates and they have experienced this before.

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