Bizarrely named files associated with Adobe apps

Some users might find bizarrely named folders located at the root of their hard drives that contain either short or long names, but all seem to be composed of a mix of punctuation and letters.

Apple Discussions poster paulopinto writes:

"I noticed some days ago some strange file names on my Finder Windows under Macintosh HD. Files like ? or more complex names with lots of unusual chars."

These files have no data, with "0KB" listed as their size. Additionally, these files seem to be created under an administrative account since the system prompts for authentication when users attempt to move the files to the trash.

This password prompt has worried some users, since this makes it appear that these files might be used by the system. However, there should be no bizarrely named files located at the root of the drive, especially if they are 0KB in size. As such these files can safely be deleted, and it has been mentioned that Adobe applications can be the applications creating these files, so if users have Adobe applications installed then that could be why the files are appearing. Either way, they're harmless and can be removed.

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