When Windows 10 freezes or crashes, you may sometimes find adebug.txtfile on your desktop.

you’re able to kick off the file using a simple text editor.

The debug file usually contains information about the errors that you encountered.

why is there a debug file on my desktop

Its not exclusive to Windows 10 system crashes.

As a matter of fact, Chromium-based browsers sometimes drop debug files on users desktops.

The respective files are usually nameddebug.log.

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The most annoying part is that you cannot permanently delete that file.

Even if you remove it, it will re-appear after you reset your machine.

It seems this is only a glitch that occasionally re-activates itself.

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Can I delete the debug file from my desktop?

Windows 10 users can safely delete the debug files from the desktop.

The debug files are harmless and nothing bad will happen to your system if you remove them.

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One is to fire off the SFC tool.

The second one is to fire off the DISM tool.

Both tools can help you to get rid of corrupted system files.

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Run SFC

Run DISM

If the problem persists, use DISM.

This is a complementary tool to SFC that performs an in-depth scan of your Windows OS.

In this manner, it will no longer be visible on your screen.

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Both Google and Microsoft are usually quick to solve internet tool issues.

Hopefully, the problem is already patched in the latest internet tool version.

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