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Windows 95 Help System - What Are *.GID Files?

SUMMARY: Explains what *.GID files are in Windows 95 and why they are created.

*.GID files are created every time a help file is accessed (i.e. if help file SETUP.HLP is accessed, file SETUP.GID is created if it does not already exist). These files contain pointers to the accessed help file and are write-protected and hidden.

The usual question that follows is if these files can be deleted. By removing the attributes, you can delete any *.GID file as long as the respective help file is not open concurrently (attempting to do so while the respective help file is open causes a sharing violation error). However, these files will automatically be re-created so it may seem futile to delete these re-appearing files.

 

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