ppd files

[Tfall]

I am trying to rid my pc of spyware. Should I delete
files with the extension .ppd?

 

[austinpctech]

I am trying to rid my pc of spyware. Should I delete
files with the extension .ppd?

No, these are Adobe Postscript Printer Description files. How are you
removing spyware? A spyware scanning program wouldn't delete these files.

 

[Lester Stiefel]

I am trying to rid my pc of spyware. Should I delete
files with the extension .ppd?

The file properties for an associated application before
trying delete.

 

[Tfall]

Thanks for the help. Now, the next question is: Do I need
Adobe Postscript Printer Description files? If so, why?
What do they do?

Thanks again.

 

[Tfall]

Lester, what are you talking about? Some joke about
the "fall" perhaps. Too arcane for me this late at night,
I'm afraid.

 

[austinpctech]

Thanks for the help. Now, the next question is: Do I need
Adobe Postscript Printer Description files? If so, why?
What do they do?

Thanks again.

The easy answer is that if you don't know what they are, probably not. If
you have a postscript printer and you want to print usiung postscript fonts,
these are necessary. These are specialf fonts commonly used in the
publishing world. If all you are using is Times New Roman, Arial, etc.., I
guess they are really just taking up space.

You might want to review the features of your specific printer, see if it
prints postscript fonts, and determine if printing with postscript fonts is
something you ever want to do.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, I'll check. Appreciate the help.

-----Original Message-----


The easy answer is that if you don't know what they are, probably not. If
you have a postscript printer and you want to print usiung postscript fonts,
these are necessary. These are specialf fonts commonly used in the
publishing world. If all you are using is Times New Roman, Arial, etc.., I
guess they are really just taking up space.

You might want to review the features of your specific printer, see if it
prints postscript fonts, and determine if printing with postscript fonts is
something you ever want to do.


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