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Can you find any other clues via Get Info or Disk Utility?
No such thing is in my Applications folder. I suspect it's something used by one of your third-party apps.
No such thing is in my Applications folder. I suspect it's something used by one of your third-party apps.
The faded look makes me think it's a hidden file... try pressing Command-Option-Period. If it is hidden, that'll hide it again.
No idea what it's from or why it's there though.
No idea what it's from or why it's there though.
Nope not a hidden file, its Shift+Command . (Period )
Kinda generic as filenames go, so this finding isn't super conclusive: On my system, "Data" is a Unix executable, guessing the dim icon means it's hidden or maybe a symlink. Get info doesn't reveal an author.
Running it in a sandbox produces an XML list of Adobe Creative Cloud app components and timestamps. Prolly a component of Adobe's licensing mechanism.
Running it in a sandbox produces an XML list of Adobe Creative Cloud app components and timestamps. Prolly a component of Adobe's licensing mechanism.
On further investigation I manages to view what was on it, it had 12gb of files applications and folder full of files and programs from my main drive, I deleted it and so far since have had no issues or problems, so fingers crossed and thabks for the information and ideas.