What are these .dat files in my downloads folder?
When you select a file to download, the first thing you see in your Xfire Files tab is “Getting Metadata”. This adds an entry to the fileids.ini files. Then we add a temporary file to your downloads folder. That is the .dat file. What this .dat file does is reserve the hard drive space necessary for the file you are downloading. This way you no matter what other functions or files you are working on on your machine, you will not run out of hard drive space for your download. If you still have that download active in your Xfire files tab, you will not be able to delete the .dat file as it is “in use” by Xfire. Once the download is complete, the .dat files are deleted automatically.
