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After a little testing, I determined that the file (or files, sometimes there were 2 or 3) would immediately start "growing" when I checked my e-mail and the McVSEscn.exe process was running. I think this is the McAfee E-mail scan module they offered (and I downloaded) a few weeks ago.
One of these files got as large as 40GB (!), and, yes, basically disabled my PC, too, by running "out of disk space" . I could only delete them if I closed McVSEscn.exe (using the Taskbar "processes" tab). They would keep growing even after I unplugged my cable modem (I had thought maybe a hacker was at work, but the file growth appears to be automatic, and happens in minutes).
I don't mess w/ "System Restore" functions, so I may not be able to help you with that. But I deleted the McAfee temp files, and the problem recurred when I checked my e-mail later (not every time, though). I think maybe the e-mail scan module automatically started up again after rebooting.
Anyway, I spent half the night trying to get on McAfee tech online support, and this is what they had me do: - Go to Internet Explorer and delete all files and cookies using the Tools function - Go to Start... Run... and type "%temp%" (I think) - This called up the folder where the large temp files would appear (Local Settings/Temp) - Delete all files in that folder (but not the folders)
Some of these files were temp files for things in use, so I had to close everything. It seems the only files that I could not (and did not) delete before were Acr*.tmp files, which I believe are Adobe Acrobat files. So that really seems to be the only thing "new" I did (I had already successfully deleted the large McAfee temp files).
I was not able to get an answer on WHAT was actually happening, but the guy assured me that this would fix my problem. I tested my e-mail with the scan module running, and the problem did not repeat (yet).
DO YOU have any idea what is going on with these large temp files? Might it be a bug related to the McAfee scan module and Acrobat temp files? As I said, McAfee did not fill me in on this little issue. But even if they fixed my problem, I'd like to know what was actually happening!
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