Yo dudes. Lately I've noticed a weird file appearing on my desktop randomly. It is called simply "LOG", has no extension, and I can't open it with any of the usual programs. Any ideas on what it could be? Thanks in advance!
They are files created by Live Messenger Just change the directory where your msn or live messenger stores it's received files
Bummer. Well now that I've posted this thread of course, I haven't seen the file appear since I deleted it (twice). Maybe I will just never know?
It's probably a record of some sort of error occurrence or happening with a certain program you were using. And you probably stopped using it after the second time you deleted the log file, coincidentally.
Not having an extension is the reason no program will open it. It has no identity. Open it in notepad. All files can be opened in notepad. You may need to rename it "log.txt"
I tried opening it in notepad... but I did not rename it log.txt. I'll look into it if it appears again.
Some files, when opened in notepad, are not read as text files even if they are renamed .txt and simply provide a string of useless characters, usually alt-code symbols.
Possible, but "log" sounds texty to me Even if it is a binary file, there can often be readable parts to them. A hex editor might be a better way to go.
