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‎08-31-2021 11:56 AM

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Product: OfficeJet 6970
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I scanned a document to a PDF.  I got two files:   scan.pdf, in the HPSCANS folder, about 2 MB; and .HPIMAGE.BFS, about 4 GB.   Do I need to keep the VFS file?

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‎08-31-2021 04:09 PM

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@ErnieLane2 

 

Welcome to the HP Community.

 

.HPIMAGE.VFS

 

No, you don't need it.

It's a convenience - it is not your photo / image data.

 

Easy to read and easy to understand explanation...

Open this old thread:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Scanning-Faxing-Copying/scanned-photo-in-unusable-format-VFS-Printer-H...

 

Scroll to the very last post...

 

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