.wysiwygPro_preview.php

[Atom]

Files named like this keep accumulating in the public_html directory of my website. How do I figure out what they do? I would like to delete them if they are not functional since they are cluttering up the directory and continuing to accumulate.

[JShor]

I assume you're using cPanel. Those files accumulate in cPanel if you use the cPanel WYSIWYG editor to edit your HTML pages. There is no automatic way to delete them.

[azoomer]

It sounds like it is files from a wysiwig editor on your host server. My guess is that you don't need them, at least not all of them. I would save them as a backup on my pc and try to delete them on the server. If something goes wrong, upload them again. I'm not sure how dangerous it will be, so if the site is very important it's probably best to ask your hosting company first.

[Atom]

I assume you're using cPanel. Those files accumulate in cPanel if you use the cPanel WYSIWYG editor to edit your HTML pages. There is no automatic way to delete them.

You are correct. Do you know if I can manually delete them without affecting active pages?

[JShor]

Yes, you can delete them.

Also, you could periodically run a cron job to delete pages that end in .wysiwygPro_preview.php.