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zero byte folders appearing on Macintosh HD

I've noticed folders appearing on my Macintosh HD containing zero bytes.


I don't know what made them appear, and I can't seem to drag them into the Trash.


Anyone have an idea?


Thanks!

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 14, 2020 5:32 AM

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Jul 14, 2020 9:03 AM in response to Saul Metzstein

What is happening with LaCie once every week or 2 that might be involved?


EtreCheck is a simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/


Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…

https://pastebin.com/

Whew, they've changed pastebin & made it harder, but after pasting in, click Create new paste button, then Embed button, then copy the URL...

<script src="https://pastebin.com/embed_js/KuvnghqA"></script>


The important part is...


https://pastebin.com/embed_js/KuvnghqA


Workable but harder for me to work with...the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...

zero byte folders appearing on Macintosh HD

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