A (typically formatted as .getxfer.XXXX.mega or httputfile.getxfer ) is a temporary cache and data-transfer file generated by the MEGA Cloud Storage desktop app (MEGAsync), mobile applications, or command-line utilities (MEGAcmd). The extension name stems from a structural shorthand for "Get Transfer".
What (Windows, Android, macOS) are you finding this file on?
If you are confident that all your files have been successfully uploaded or downloaded, you can safely delete the .getxfer files. .getxfer
: If your operating system forces the application to close due to low memory, the cleaning script fails to run.
If you find a .getxfer file that is several gigabytes in size and has been sitting there for days, it usually indicates a . A (typically formatted as
In the medical field, getXfer is part of the DCMTK (DICOM Toolkit) library. DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) files contain pixel data that can be stored in various compression formats known as "Transfer Syntaxes." Before a developer can read or write pixel data, they must determine which transfer syntax is being used. The getXfer() method from the DcmXfer class is used to get the E_TransferSyntax enum that specifies this format.
ECLXfer *GetXfer();
In essence, .getxfer allows an analyst to: