What are .meta files for?

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It appeared after I downloaded a youtube video after choosing the High Quality option they now have on youtube. Anyone know what it does? I deleted it and it didn't seem to affect the file (the downloaded video).
 

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Metafiles hold all the data that defines the content of the file. e.g. for a picture, you will find date taken, dimensions, pixels, etc. Have a look into Properties of a picture under the "Details tab". That's the kind of info stored in the metadata.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
 

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If there were no metadata, you would have all blanks in Properties - where do you think the info in Properties comes from?
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
No I'm saying, maybe the metafile that is saved along with the downloaded video, contains this information but does not necessarily mean that if you delete the metafile that downloaded to your computer, as in send in recycle bin then delete, will all the info in the properties for the video file, be gone. I can see all the info now in its properties and the meta file has been deleted. Therefore I conclude the meta file that DOWNLOADED with the video file is kinda useless. I can still see everything in the video's properties.
 

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