deleted files automatically return

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deleted files automatically return

Hi there,

I have a strange problem. Somehow when I delete a collection of .torrent files (and empty secure my trash), after a while the deleted files 'automatically' return in my movies-folder. I want them deleted...

What can cause this problem?

It drives me crazy!

Imac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), --

Posted on Nov 8, 2009 5:25 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 8, 2009 6:14 AM in response to MacArnold1234

Hello M:

Welcome to Apple discussions.

If I were you (and I am not), I would probably not use bit torrent (if that is what you are using) to download data. From your description, it looks like there is some sort of incompatibility.

Barry

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Answer 2

Nov 8, 2009 6:17 AM in response to Barry Hemphill

The torrent client is transmission.
But the thing is: even with transmission tunred off......the deleted torrent-files suddenly automatically return in my movies-folder......STRANGE!!

Some library thing?

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Answer 3

Nov 8, 2009 6:29 AM in response to MacArnold1234

Hi again:

Very strange!

Try emptying the trash without using the secure option and see if that changes anything.

Barry

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Answer 4

Nov 8, 2009 6:35 AM in response to Barry Hemphill

Hi again,

Also tried that: no effect. The blabla.torrent files return after a while.
Also tried to ckeck and repair disk-permissions. Also: no effect!

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Answer 5

Nov 8, 2009 6:40 AM in response to MacArnold1234

Hi again (from across the pond and a continent):

I am thrashing around, but one thing I thought of would be to run repair disk from your software install DVD to see if there are directory issues.

There are preference files that may be corrupt as well, but I would be wildly guessing to point ot any and i do not want to suggest anything that might cause additional problems.

Barry

P.S. Needless to say, I have never seen anything like that before.

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Answer 6

Nov 8, 2009 1:13 PM in response to Barry Hemphill

Hi again!

Still having the same problem.
I used my install-dvd with macosX-leopard, pressing c while starting up. I chose disk-utility and repaired the disk-permissions as well as the disk itself......nothing helped.

So far, I think it has nothing to do with the torrent-client, as I saw the deleted files re-appear in the movies folder (torrent client was off all the time).

Any suggestions?
Anyone?

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Answer 7

Nov 8, 2009 8:59 PM in response to MacArnold1234

Hello M:

I am sorry to admit I am out of ideas (short of starting to trash preference files).

Barry

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Answer 8

Lyssa

Level 8

41,405 points

Nov 8, 2009 9:03 PM in response to MacArnold1234

Do they reappear immediately?

Exactly how are you deleting them?

~Lyssa

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Answer 9

dbsneddon

Level 4

1,542 points

Nov 8, 2009 9:22 PM in response to MacArnold1234

Are you sure there is not some torrent related process running in the background?

Try the following in a terminal session and post the results

ps A

Dave

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Answer 10

Nov 9, 2009 11:06 AM in response to dbsneddon

The deleted files reappear after several minutes, I can't find what triggers this.

In a terminal session this came up:
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ?? Ss 0:01.03 /sbin/launchd
10 ?? Ss 0:00.77 /usr/libexec/kextd
11 ?? Ss 0:05.88 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
12 ?? Ss 0:01.63 /usr/sbin/notifyd
13 ?? Ss 0:00.73 /usr/sbin/syslogd
14 ?? Ss 0:04.22 /usr/sbin/configd
16 ?? Ss 0:02.94 /usr/sbin/distnoted
17 ?? Ss 0:03.40 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchd
21 ?? Ss 0:06.46 /usr/sbin/securityd -i
27 ?? Ss 0:01.69 /usr/sbin/cupsd -l
28 ?? Ss 0:00.30 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.frame
29 ?? Ss 1:16.79 /usr/sbin/update
30 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /sbin/SystemStarter
34 ?? Ss 1:07.74 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
35 ?? Ss 0:01.48 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Content
36 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent
37 ?? Ss 0:05.11 /usr/sbin/kdcmond -n -a
39 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/hidd
40 ?? Ss 0:05.83 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Ve
42 ?? Ss 0:00.03 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
45 ?? Ss 0:01.99 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
49 ?? Ss 0:00.52 /usr/sbin/blued
50 ?? Ss 0:00.01 autofsd
51 ?? Ss 0:01.59 /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw
52 ?? Ss 68:25.84 /usr/bin/WDDrvSvc
73 ?? S 0:00.08 /usr/sbin/krb5kdc -n -r LKDC:SHA1.491A2E5605B106B27E
78 ?? Ss 0:00.24 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-nat
84 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-dhc
86 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-net
89 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-net
92 ?? Ss 0:01.16 /usr/sbin/nmbd -F
93 ?? Ss 0:00.24 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-dhc
95 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet-bri
96 ?? Ss 0:04.99 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd
100 ?? Ss 4:09.58 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
140 ?? Ss 0:01.02 /sbin/launchd
144 ?? S 0:00.13 /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Ag
148 ?? S 0:02.29 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app/Contents/
149 ?? S 0:00.33 /usr/sbin/UserEventAgent -l Aqua
150 ?? S 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/pboard
151 ?? S 0:03.46 /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS
152 ?? S 0:00.01 /Library/StartupItems/WDNotifier.app/Contents/MacOS/
153 ?? S 0:06.33 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
155 ?? Ss 0:00.55 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
160 ?? S 0:38.22 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Cont
161 ?? S 0:55.21 /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Mac
175 ?? S 0:03.12 /Library/Image Capture/Devices/EPSON Scanner.app/Con
176 ?? S 0:09.57 /System/Library/Image Capture/Support/Image Capture
185 ?? S 0:00.12 /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHe
187 ?? S 0:00.87 /Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacO
188 ?? S 0:05.46 /Library/Application Support/EyeTV/EyeTV Helper.app/
189 ?? S 0:01.07 /Applications/StuffIt 12/MagicMenu.app/Contents/MacO
194 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /Applications/StuffIt 12/MagicMenu.app/Contents/Reso
196 ?? S 0:00.42 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AOSNotification.fr
202 ?? Ss 0:00.58 /usr/sbin/smbd -F
203 ?? S 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/smbd -F
259 ?? Ss 0:09.73 /usr/sbin/AppleFileServer
2933 ?? SNs 0:00.98 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
2944 ?? S 0:36.64 /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin
2949 ?? S 0:01.43 /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/
2975 ?? U 0:14.77 /Applications/iWork '08/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pag
2976 ?? S 0:00.19 /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents
2982 ?? S 0:06.97 /Applications/Font Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Font Book
3058 ?? S 0:00.91 /System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Ve
3059 ?? Ss 0:00.03 /usr/sbin/ocspd
3078 s000 Ss 0:02.70 login -pf arnoldconsten
3079 s000 S 0:00.02 -bash
3090 s000 R+ 0:00.00 ps A

What does this mean? For me it is like ancient chinese....

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Answer 11

lysmekah

Level 1

22 points

Nov 10, 2009 7:25 PM in response to MacArnold1234

Wow - I am having this exact same problem. I will delete the files, close every program imaginable, and within 5 minutes they show up again in my downloads folder. They are all 0 kb files - and transmission won't even recognize them as torrents - but they keep appearing.

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Answer 12

Nov 11, 2009 3:08 AM in response to lysmekah

EXACT same crap for me. Started with 2 files, now I have a dozen. They are "invalid" torrents from previous TV shows I have down loaded in the past (Mininova)

Not sure if this is relevant, but files reappear at specific times/intervals

5:34, 5:44, 6:44 .....

Every ten minutes, and always at at the "4 minute" mark.

Tried to delete MIRO and reinstall newer version - no cigar! This seemed to me to be the only logical place where this type of automatic process would be initiated. So much for that idea...

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Answer 13

lysmekah

Level 1

22 points

Nov 11, 2009 10:35 AM in response to MacArnold1234

I started with 12 or so files, and now it's up to 149. but they are all files I have previously downloaded from mininova...i'm wondering if there is a connection there? except the files re-download even if safari, mail, transmission etc are closed. The only way they stop downloading is if i turn off the internet. So it's something being pulled from online and not created by anything on my computer.

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Answer 14

Nov 13, 2009 12:56 PM in response to lysmekah

First time posting here, sorry if i totally screw up protocol, but...

Are you all using TED or TV Shows as auto downloaders for torrents from Mininova?

I came here to find an answer and sort of realized that may be the issue. I will turn off my automatic torrent downloading SW and see what happens.

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Answer 15

Nov 13, 2009 3:07 PM in response to Paul Kolbe

Yup, it was tvshows.app in my case. I disabled it since i haven't actively used it in months.

Happy Torrenting!

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