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Usually, a 'mini-dump' occurs when a computer encounters an error in a program. This causes the computer to write the contents of the memory to disc. This is so the user can (if they wish) report the error and forward the contents of the mini-dump to the program vendor - so their technical team can see what happened, and if necessary re-write the software to cure the problem.

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