What are those *.dat and *.idx files in the Microsoft Dynamics GP application folder?

I had a case last week, where a customer site was being checked by its auditors. They were asking about the .dat and .idx files in the application or data folders. The .dat and .idx files are the data and index files for Ctree tables

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What are those *.dat and *.idx files in the Microsoft Dynamics GP application folder?