I'm running macOS Catalina version 10.15.7 and I found a folder under /private/var/folders/ by the title "_q" which has a subfolder that continuously and automatically fills up with screenshots of my lock screen and when I move the "_q" folder to the trash bin, it immediately reappears back in /private/var/folders/.
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
SpectrumOW wrote:
I'm running macOS Catalina version 10.15.7 and I found a folder under /private/var/folders/ by the title "_q" which has a subfolder that continuously and automatically fills up with screenshots of my lock screen and when I move the "_q" folder to the trash bin, it immediately reappears back in /private/var/folders/.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4e8c21a1-e0e3-4bec-bdd3-519f1749be2b
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/45cac7b8-2c9d-4979-847c-dd8c64877a4c
Why bother with this folder(?) and is this creating some associated issue...?
You can try a safeboot to clear cache file—
SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.
This is what I see in Monterey, I never really had a reason to poke around here.
SpectrumOW wrote:
Thank you for the response. My reason for trying to delete this folder is that as it continues to create screenshot png files of the same image, it eventually takes up 80+ GB of storage.
Shift Command 5 opens to the Options setting for screen shots—
try making some changes to compare your results, then come back to your preferred settings..
screen shots
Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac - Apple Support
Thank you for the response. My reason for trying to delete this folder is that as it continues to create screenshot png files of the same image, it eventually takes up 80+ GB of storage.
Deleted folder on my MacBook Pro keeps reappearing
