Mystery 125 GIGABYTE file in Library NETAepoagt folder
Greetings everyone
Trying to solve the mystery of how my MBPro with over 100GB available recently was suddenly almost full this morning, and I found the culprit: A mystery 125 GIGABYTE file in MacHD> Library> NETAepoagt folder.
Quick Google of NETAepoagt brings up a ton of references to McAfee
Any idea what NETAepoagt is? Or how I have a 125GBfile there? (Or how to prevent this from recurring? I am a little freaked out!)
Please let me know...thanks in advance!
sno7
... Purchased as a refurb from Apple just after Christmas. I figured Apple always did clean installs, but could this be leftover from the previous owner?
Was this direct from the Apple on-line store, from an Apple retail store, or from an Apple dealer (independent, or BestBuy, etc...).
I ask because it is always possible that if it did not go back to the Apple Mother Ship, the local store may have just taken it in the back, resealed the box, and sold it as a "Refreshed" unit, not bothering to clean up any junk left over by the person that returned the Mac because that person decided they were really a "PC Person".
No "True" Mac person would return a Mac unless it was broken, and they would never consider installing anti-virus software. That would be unheard of, and they would be drummed out of the club
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