What is this file?

unplanned bacon · Mar 20, 2014

I plugged in my removable HDD and saw a file I've never seen before.

It's called NIGHTCRAWLER (the name of my laptop) and its icon is what looks like a hard disk and a CD with a green arrow. Is this a backup image of my laptop?

I remember telling Windows to do a backup to this HDD, but I don't remember ever seeing this file or ever completing the backup

Nathan Willis · Mar 20, 2014

Night Crawler is a game. Are you sure you do not have it?
If there is nothing you need on that HDD just format it.
Problem solved! Happy computer.

unplanned bacon · Mar 20, 2014

My laptop also has the same name

But I do actually need the stuff on the HDD

Nathan Willis · Mar 20, 2014

unplanned bacon :

If this is an external HDD and you have not put any files on it you will not need the files.
Just format is under my computer with everything set to default and you will be fine.

unplanned bacon · Mar 20, 2014

It seems it is my laptop's backup. The laptop was asking to check backup settings and the file icon was the exact same as the one on the Hard Drive

Nathan Willis · Mar 20, 2014

Ok, that makes sense. The HDD is being used as a backup disk.
That is why the name is the same as your computer.

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