Odd recovered files in trash

Not sure if I should post this here or in the MBP forum...
On bootup a couple of days ago, I found another "recovered files" folder in the trash on my MBP; I usually look at the contents and simply empty the trash, but when I checked it this time, it had a strange sub folder "tempfolder aaa" which contains the following:
DPLib, IMLLib, MacromediaRuntime Lib, ProjLib (all shared libraries) and a folder "xtras" with:
Animated GIF Asset, Buddy API OSX Xtra, Font Asset PPC, Font Xtra PPC, TextAsset PPC, and TextXtra PPC (all Final Cut Express plugin files, version 9.0 Director MX).
I've since done a search on all of these, but can't find anything. The one thing they all seem to have in common is the "version 9.0 Director MX". I do have FCE installed, but have not used it at all. The only thing I did at the time these files apparently went into the trash was to uninstall my Epson printer because I purchased a new one. I uninstalled the same printer on my iMac and did not get any of these strange files in the trash.
I'm hesitant to empty the trash because they are all libraries and some are FCE plugins. The MBP seems to be working fine, but I haven't had a need to really use any application in the last few days.
Any helpful suggestions are much appreciated!

Hi Barbara,
This from the Apple Help Viewer.
*If Trash contains “Recovered Files”*
One or more Recovered Files folders may appear in your Trash after restarting your computer.
The recovered files are temporary files used by Mac OS X applications. Usually temporary files are deleted by an application when it no longer needs them. If an application quits unexpectedly, the temporary files may not be deleted by the application. When you restart your computer, Mac OS X moves these temporary files to the Trash.
You can retrieve useful files by dragging them out of the Trash. In most cases, however, the temporary files are not important and it is safe to empty your Trash. Check with the manufacturer of the application if you are not sure.
Carolyn

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