Desktop — 2019.01.06 - 00.16.07.08.mp4

The filename is a default naming convention used by NVIDIA ShadowPlay (GeForce Experience) for screen recordings . The numbers represent the date (January 6, 2019) and the exact timestamp (12:16 AM) the recording started.

Because this title is generic, a blog post about it usually focuses on the "mystery" of forgotten digital archives or a tutorial on how to manage these automatically named files. Desktop 2019.01.06 - 00.16.07.08.mp4

The Mystery of the MP4: What’s Hiding in Your ShadowPlay Folder? The filename is a default naming convention used

: Don’t let the boring name fool you; there’s usually a reason you hit "Save Clip." The Mystery of the MP4: What’s Hiding in

: "Desktop 2019.01.06" isn't junk—it's a memory. Give it a watch before you hit delete; you might just find a masterpiece from your 2019 gaming sessions.

If you use an NVIDIA graphics card, you likely have GeForce Experience installed. Its recording feature, ShadowPlay, uses a very specific "Date - Time" format: : The source of the recording (your entire monitor). 2019.01.06 : January 6, 2019. 00.16.07.08 : 12:16 AM (and 7 seconds/8 milliseconds). Why Do We Keep These?

: If the clips are precious but taking up space, move them to a dedicated video hosting site or an external drive.