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How to remove an WDFME error


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WDFME.exe file information

The process known as WD File Management Engine belongs to software WD SmartWare or WD File Management Engine by Western Digital (www.wdc.com) or Western Digital Technologies (www.wdc.com).

Description: The file WDFME.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,034,752 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 1,060,352 bytes and 7 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/wdfme.exe.html 
The program has no file description. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to do the following:

  • visit the WDC website
  • verify that you have installed the latest version
  • uninstall WD SmartWare from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs"

Recommended: Identify WDFME.exe related errors .

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as WDFME.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the WDFME.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

It slows the computer down
  Chantillybabe  
WDFME is for USB 3.0 and compatible with 2.0; older computers have only USB 1.0
   
WDFME.exe...hat meinen Rechner lahmgelegt...100 & CPU Auslastung
  Elke Hoemke  
Ist Bestandteil der Datensicherungs-SW der Firma Western Digital ("My Book essential")
  heye39  
Ist ein automatisches Backup Programm von Western Digital, das mit ihren externen Festplatten mitgeliefert wird.
  Burghart Gramoll  
It cause locks and resource hogging due to software faults. It is western digitals backup utility.
  Tom   (further information)
Causes high usage of CPU and memory hence the fan noise on my Sony Vaio S Series was too high, when I ended the process the fan noise disappeared, highly recommended action. turn it on again when you need to do your backup using WD SmartWare
  Mo  
WD (Western Digital) File Management Engine. Hat keinen direkten Bezug wie oben geschrieben zu USB 3.0 oder 2.0 Treibern, oder deren Kompatibilität! Dies ist nur eine Backuplösung von Western Digital und für den eigentlichen Betrieb der externen MyBook Festplatten nicht erforderlich
  SwenN   (further information)
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Summary: Average user rating of WDFME.exe: based on 8 votes with 8 reviews.
2 users think WDFME.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade WDFME.exe ("not sure about it").


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