there file

A "there file" is a file which is present on a given computer system but doesn't belong there for one of two reasons:

1) It belongs here.
2) It doesn't belong anywhere (e.g. it is a record of stolen user data, PII or PHI, intended for malicious purposes).

The term "there file" was coined in 2022 by scam baiters Pierogi and friends.

Antonym: here file.

Delete there files.