https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/dat-file/m-p/3811766#M268433 For the past week or so, a DAT file called perflib_perfdata_***.dat appears in my "local settings"; the *** is a random alpha-numeric. Eventhough no programs appear to be running, I am unable to remove this DAT file because it thinks it is in use. I'm told that sometimes this file appears if the system was shutdown incorrectly ... it was not as we are careful as to shutdown / startup processes.<BR />How to remove and block future perflib_perfdata_***.dat files?<BR /><BR />Thank you Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:27:39 GMT David Steinbach 2006-06-24T08:27:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/dat-file/m-p/3811766#M268433 For the past week or so, a DAT file called perflib_perfdata_***.dat appears in my "local settings"; the *** is a random alpha-numeric. Eventhough no programs appear to be running, I am unable to remove this DAT file because it thinks it is in use. I'm told that sometimes this file appears if the system was shutdown incorrectly ... it was not as we are careful as to shutdown / startup processes.<BR />How to remove and block future perflib_perfdata_***.dat files?<BR /><BR />Thank you Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:27:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/dat-file/m-p/3811766#M268433 David Steinbach 2006-06-24T08:27:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/dat-file/m-p/3811767#M268434 Is this a windows system? Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:58:28 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/dat-file/m-p/3811767#M268434 Sandman! 2006-06-24T12:58:28Z