Beige Box

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Q: AW6 on a G3/B&W/350 OS9.2.2

After I use AW6 I always get three "dummy" files in a rescued items folder in the trash after reboot (DummyWP.cwk, DummySS.cwk, DummySS.cwk

Is there a way to prevent this?

G3/350, Mac OS 9.2.x

Posted on Jun 22, 2012 10:25 AM

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Q: AW6 on a G3/B&W/350 OS9.2.2

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by Peggy,

Peggy Jun 22, 2012 10:47 AM in response to Beige Box
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Jun 22, 2012 10:47 AM in response to Beige Box

Recovered items in the Trash after a restart is very common & there really isn't anything you can do to prevent it. This article refers to OS X, but it is valid for OS 9 & earlier.
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Beige Box Jun 22, 2012 12:53 PM in response to Peggy
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Jun 22, 2012 12:53 PM in response to Peggy

Thanks. I can't figure out why AW6 puts them there in the first place. I bet there's an applescript out there that would auto-delete on shutdown. Any thoughts?
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Peggy Jun 22, 2012 1:24 PM in response to Beige Box
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Jun 22, 2012 1:24 PM in response to Beige Box

They are temp files that are supposed to be auto-deleted but sometimes aren't. You probably could write an AppleScript, but you'd have to find out where they are before they show up in the Trash. You might be able to find a script to empty the Trash with a Google search. I'd set it to run at start up rather than shut down.
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Beige Box Jun 22, 2012 2:35 PM in response to Peggy
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Jun 22, 2012 2:35 PM in response to Peggy

Yes I think I can write it but I don't know where the files go before the trash. I'll do some research on that.
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