Title: MO Files
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# MO Files

 *  Resolved [dtemple](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dtemple/)
 * (@dtemple)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files/)
 * I have mo files appearing in my plug-in folders
    I did not put anything on my
   website to create translations Can someone tell me how to get rid of the MO files
   or if they will cause any harm being in my plug-ins
 * Thanks,
    Diane

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 *  [TheNet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thenet/)
 * (@thenet)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files/#post-1510539)
 * Check your plugins folder, You may found them there.
 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files/#post-1510554)
 * Some plugins come with translation files included, that’s generally how it’s 
   done, if a plugin is translatable, the translations are passed onto the author
   to include with his or her plugin, that’s nothing unusual.
 * If you delete them, they’ll reappear the next time you update the plugin. If 
   you don’t need them, leave them be, and they’ll do nothing, they won’t kick in
   and translate anything unless you run your WordPress installation in that particular
   language.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files/#post-1510554)
 * Status: resolved

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