From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: October 15, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: what are "idx" files
>
> Leo,
> Hi! I was wondering what a .IDX file is? A ton of them just
> appeared in one of my folders on my computer. Are they there
> for a good reason or should I just delete them? Thanks alot!
Typically they're "index" files of some sort - often a database
used to help different types of search functions, but not always
just that.
They might well be there for a good reason. It's hard to say without
knowing more.
Thanks for asking,
Leo