I have been noticing These blank files apearing recently. Plain Text, Zero KB files In my main harddrive. I narrowed it down to my Pro Tools program. They generate each time I open Protools. Can anyone explain why and what this is? just worried it could potentialy be a bad thing?
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Dual 1.8, 2.5gb RAM, PowerMac 7,3
Hi, doesn't sound like a good thing, are you saying they're at the top level/root of the drive?
Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
You know I noticed they dont pop up when I do a series of things...Like: open a file session in the documents file from interfnal HD. Im wondering if Its creating these files when i use files from external HD? Hmmm... I just noticed that if i have a couple of these zero KB plain text files in my trash bin they wont pop up in HD... could that be it?? OR... is it that I didnt boot my Mac at the same time with external drive?? Kinda starting to frustrtate me about now. Im emptying the trash right now so I'll keep experamenting and watching for these mystery files. OR are they now going somewhere else?? I opened the console like you advised me, but it looks like giberish to me dont know what to look for. never opened this console window before... UGH!!!! HELP!!
Well, just post a few of the lines here as text, in Console, highlight one lines, hold shift key & highlight say a line a dozen down, CMD+ c to copy, then paste in a Reply with CMD+v
Wow!! They stopped showing up in HD now they're showing up in trash bin...
file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/.Trashes/501/40VsnFLiorb0PE
file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/.Trashes/501/sublime.lnk
file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/.Trashes/501/static-x.lnk
Ok ill copy console lines....
4/6/13 9:07:23 PM mdworker[965] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 9:33:27 PM mdworker[1019] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 9:46:51 PM mdworker[1032] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 9:47:08 PM Preview[1037] PVImageContainer initWithURL:file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/$RECYCLE.BIN/$I57ZEKG.JPG failed, error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x17d6f0 "$I57ZEKG.JPG"
4/6/13 9:47:12 PM Preview[1037] PVImageContainer initWithURL:file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/$RECYCLE.BIN/$ICURQDA.JPG failed, error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x186550 "$ICURQDA.JPG"
4/6/13 9:47:18 PM Preview[1037] PVImageContainer initWithURL:file://localhost/Volumes/PORTA%20DRIVE/$RECYCLE.BIN/$I57ZEKG.JPG failed, error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x185d70 "$I57ZEKG.JPG"
4/6/13 9:53:32 PM mdworker[1032] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 9:57:32 PM mdworker[1032] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 10:04:17 PM mdworker[1057] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 10:17:20 PM mdworker[1070] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 10:34:38 PM mdworker[1078] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 10:53:14 PM mdworker[1088] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/6/13 10:59:25 PM mdworker[1088] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
OK, strange that it's happening on an external drive!??
And Spotlight, (mdworker), & Preview are having trouble with a jpg.
Open Disk Utility & repair Disk on the externel drive... any change?
Hi, Ok Which drive? I have two externals.. One is a 750gig partitioned into two, the other is a 250gig that is a 32FAT used in a pc laptop for file back up and storage etc.. I use for G5 as well...
I'd do them all, but it looks like PORTA DRIVE from here.
Ok Its doing it again with no external drives attached. and this comes after restarting system. Its creating files when protools 8.0 is launched. so i copied some console info:
4/8/13 8:17:13 PM [0x0-0xe00e].com.apple.finder[136] System version is 10.5.8
4/8/13 8:17:20 PM mdworker[74] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 8:21:15 PM mdworker[74] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 8:24:59 PM mdworker[74] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 8:30:28 PM mdworker[74] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 9:16:44 PM mdworker[253] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 9:55:07 PM mdworker[289] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 9:59:07 PM mdworker[289] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:02:03 PM mdworker[289] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:16:43 PM mdworker[412] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:22:52 PM mdworker[419] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:53:05 PM mdworker[432] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:54:21 PM mdworker[447] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 10:57:20 PM mdworker[454] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
4/8/13 11:02:23 PM Safari[455] *** WebKit discarding exception: <NSImageCacheException> Can't cache image
4/9/13 12:26:08 AM [0x0-0x19019].com.getdropbox.dropbox[161] <_FuncPtr object at 0x34db78>
4/9/13 12:26:08 AM com.apple.launchd[91] ([0x0-0xc00c].com.brother.utility.USBserver[130]) Exited: Terminated
4/9/13 12:26:08 AM com.apple.launchd[91] ([0x0-0x19019].com.getdropbox.dropbox[161]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 177 PPID 176 dbfseventsd
4/9/13 12:26:08 AM com.apple.launchd[91] ([0x0-0x19019].com.getdropbox.dropbox[161]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 176 PPID 1 dbfseventsd
4/9/13 12:26:09 AM com.apple.loginwindow[27] Shutdown NOW!
4/9/13 12:26:09 AM com.apple.loginwindow[27] System shutdown time has arrived
Just curious... Is this something I should be worried about? should I have a proffesional take a look at this?
Hmmm,
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Blank Files appearing in Hard Drive??
