Mysterious gw000 file - Guild Wars Forums

Icy The Mage · Nov 06, 2008, 06:43 AM // 06:43

Running Gwx2, every build update I have to copy over my Guild Wars folder from my Program Files to another location, and I realized that the most recent partition had a mysterious, gw000 file..?

It's 7797kb big and is a 000 file and was last modified when I last logged out of Guild Wars. Anyone have any idea what it is and what it does?

Numa Pompilius · Nov 06, 2008, 01:13 PM // 13:13

GW00*.jpg are screenshots, although 8 MB is too big for a jpg and it's a long time since GW stopped saving screenshots as .bmp's.

I'd say delete it; it's pretty much guaranteed to be either a leftover temp-file or a corrupted file. It's about the same size as the GW.exe file, which it might be a corrupted copy of.

Lycan Nibbler · Nov 06, 2008, 01:29 PM // 13:29

It is something to do with running multiple copies of GW and copying them across.

I do this also (not using GWx2 anymore - but the same principle) and have a few strange files similar to this or .tmp files. All I tend to do is leave them and just clean them out when I do a clean of all my HD files.
I have seen ones appear when Ive had one copy of GW crash so Id think its some form of temp save.

Funnily enough, I only seemed to get these on my vista machines, not my xp comp for some reason - as Numa said its likely some tmp backup or similar and it can be deleted without any effect on GW.

Taisayacho · Nov 06, 2008, 06:18 PM // 18:18

what's the extension? For example, gw000.jpg or something?

**cosyfiep** · Nov 06, 2008, 07:18 PM // 19:18

he said its an 000 file so its Gwx2.000
its most likely a temp file....if you need the space delete, if you dont care, ignore it.

Icy The Mage · Nov 10, 2008, 01:56 AM // 01:56

It was actually gw000.000
And yeah, it was a corrupted EXE from when i tried to run GWx2 with an un-updated .dat file

Please close mods ^^

Nov 06, 2008, 06:43 AM // 06:43	#1
Icy The Mage Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Profession: E/	Mysterious gw000 file Running Gwx2, every build update I have to copy over my Guild Wars folder from my Program Files to another location, and I realized that the most recent partition had a mysterious, gw000 file..? It's 7797kb big and is a 000 file and was last modified when I last logged out of Guild Wars. Anyone have any idea what it is and what it does?

Nov 06, 2008, 01:13 PM // 13:13	#2
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	GW00.jpg are screenshots, although 8 MB is too big for a jpg and it's a long time since GW stopped saving screenshots as .bmp's. I'd say delete it; it's pretty much guaranteed to be either a leftover temp-file or a corrupted file. It's about the same size as the GW.exe file, which it might be a corrupted copy of. Last edited by Numa Pompilius; Nov 06, 2008 at 01:18 PM // 13:18..*

Nov 06, 2008, 07:18 PM // 19:18	#5
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	he said its an 000 file so its Gwx2.000 its most likely a temp file....if you need the space delete, if you dont care, ignore it. __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Nov 06, 2008, 01:29 PM // 13:29	#3
Lycan Nibbler Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: AZ	It is something to do with running multiple copies of GW and copying them across. I do this also (not using GWx2 anymore - but the same principle) and have a few strange files similar to this or .tmp files. All I tend to do is leave them and just clean them out when I do a clean of all my HD files. I have seen ones appear when Ive had one copy of GW crash so Id think its some form of temp save. Funnily enough, I only seemed to get these on my vista machines, not my xp comp for some reason - as Numa said its likely some tmp backup or similar and it can be deleted without any effect on GW.

Nov 06, 2008, 06:18 PM // 18:18	#4
Taisayacho Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England (GMT) Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI] Profession: R/	what's the extension? For example, gw000.jpg or something?

Nov 10, 2008, 01:56 AM // 01:56	#6
Icy The Mage Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Profession: E/	It was actually gw000.000 And yeah, it was a corrupted EXE from when i tried to run GWx2 with an un-updated .dat file Please close mods ^^