# \_vti\_cnf folder... what is it?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 31, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_cnf-folder-what-is-it/121722 "2002-07-31T17:24:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eviljap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Eviljap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eviljap)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_cnf-folder-what-is-it/121722/1 "2002-07-31T17:24:46Z")

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I was working on my website the other day and I noticed that there were these folders named \_vti\_cnf in the website folders…  
I know that when I upload my website via FTP, these \_vti\_cnf get uploaded as well.

What are these folders and do I need them?.. can I erase them and still make my website run?

OH yeah… just in case… I am running Win XP and using Frontpage 2002  
EJ

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**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_cnf-folder-what-is-it/121722/2 "2002-07-31T17:30:51Z")

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Don’t know what they do, but they’re used by Frontpage one way or another. I’m guessing you didn’t use Frontpage to do the upload, as it doesn’t upload these folders.

I think you can delete them from your website, but Frontpage still needs them on your computer.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_cnf-folder-what-is-it/121722/3 "2002-07-31T17:34:31Z")

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You need to keep them. They contain FrontPage configuration material. Deleting them may affect the way options work.

They aren’t all that big, so you might as well keep them there.

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**Author:** ![Eviljap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Eviljap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eviljap)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_vti_cnf-folder-what-is-it/121722/4 "2002-07-31T18:02:48Z")

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> I’m guessing you didn’t use Frontpage to do the upload, as it doesn’t upload these folders.

I only like to use Frontpage for editing… everything else about it kinda sucks… I like using CuteFTP pro instead so that I can use my FTP space for other stuff.

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> You need to keep them. They contain FrontPage configuration material. Deleting them may affect the way options work.

My FTP space is kinda limited that’s why I wanted to get rid of them… Is there any other program to work on webpages that doesn’t leave similar folders and junk?

EJ