What is a .GTHR file?
A .GTHR file is a type of text file that is used to keep a record of information gathered by a special tool from Microsoft. This tool helps organize and find files on your computer or in your email and website systems. When your computer or these systems try to organize your files to make them easier to find, they create a .GTHR file. This happens in programs like Windows Search, which helps you find files on your computer, Microsoft Exchange, which is used for emails, and SharePoint Portal Server, which is used for sharing and managing documents in a team.
To look at what's inside a .GTHR file, you can use a special program from Microsoft called Gthrlog.vbs. This program can open and show you the contents of the .GTHR file. If you know how to use command prompts, you can open this file by typing a specific command that includes the location of your .GTHR file.
The main reason these .GTHR files exist is to keep track of any documents or messages that the system tried to organize but couldn't. This could be because of various reasons, like errors or files being in a format that the system doesn't understand.
If you find that these .GTHR files are taking up too much space on your computer, it's okay to delete them. However, you should know that if you do, it might take your computer a bit longer to organize your files the next time it tries to do so. This is because it won't have the previous records to help speed up the process.
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