I recently used GrandPerspective to find out why I was running out of hard drive space and I found that the same random picture in my iPhoto was being duplicated endlessly in my "/private/var/folders/ld/wct9ztcs31l39bzxr1pngbq40000gn/T/com.apple.iPhoto/com. apple.iPhoto" folder.
Is there any way to fix this glitch? Thank you
That's not in your iPhoto, that's in the /private/var/ folder.
So whatever is going on there is at the OS level.
Etrecheck is a tool, an application written by our fellow member EtreSoft, that scans a Mac for system extensions and lists an inventory of items, that may be problematic.
You can download Etrecheck here:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck_story
It is very simple to use. Just download and run the app and copy and pass the resulting list.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.13 (49)
Report generated 12. elokuuta 2014 1.14.38 UTC+3
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
AMD Radeon HD 6970M - VRAM: 2048 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 7:12:37
Disk Information: ?
WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0 disk1 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1s2) /Volumes/Macintosh HD: 999,86 GB (684,9 GB free)
APPLE SSD TS256C disk0 : (251 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh SSD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 250,14 GB (176,01 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Konsoli
Järjestelmän valvonta
Internet Plug-ins: ?
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 65 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.2.0.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ?
AdBlock
Facebook Cleaner
SafariRestore-2
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
1% WindowServer
1% fontd
1% locationd
0% hidd
0% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ?
393 MB Safari
180 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
164 MB mds_stores
131 MB Mail
82 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ?
10.23 GB Free RAM
4.01 GB Active RAM
195 MB Inactive RAM
1.56 GB Wired RAM
515 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
I'll willing to bet this is the problem. MacKeeper is essential malware and has corrupted many user's systems. Remove it and reboot. You may have to restore the system if a simpler uninstall doesn't do the job. Read more about it in this user's Tip: Do not install MacKeeper. It has links to instructions for uninstalling.
/ private / var / folders / bm / qhn93rlx05522by3j913py340000gn / T / com.apple.iPhoto /
That is a temporary cache, that is typically used by iPhoto, when it cannot write to the directory, where it should be writing, for example, when a disks temporarily goes offline, or there are permission problems with the folders it wants to write to.
I suspect permission problems with your home folder or some trouble with drive where your iPhoto library is located. Is your iPhoto library in your Pictures folder or on an external drive?
1. Yes, you have or had one of the very dreaded softwares on your system, MacKeeper. It has to go completely, also in TimeMachine when you had used it.
Read uninstall steps: http://www.macexpertguide.com/2012/11/16/uninstall-mackeeper-2012-2011-mac/
2. As far as I know the Adblock extension is not completely compatible with Safari 7, to be sure uninstall it (Safari Preferences/Extensions), then you can use AdblockPlus which uses the same database.
3. You still have Java (SystemPreferences), this can go because Mavericks has it's own solution inside. Open the Java Applet and disable it. Now you can delete the Java entries in /Library/LaunchAgents and in /Library/LaunchDaemons and in /Library/InternetPlugins .
Then CTL+click the Java applet in the SystemPreferences and choose "remove..".
You will never miss it.
4. check that Flashplayer is up to date, the version number should end with ....145
5. Restart, empty TrashBin.
6. As Leonie advises, start DiskUtility and in the 'First Aid' panel choose your startup partition (Macintosh SSD), then choose 'repair permissions', do not worry when it does not repair all permissions.
7. Answer the question where the iPhoto Library is. I suppose that you can delete the com.appleiPhoto folder in the /Bootcaches/ that will be recreated when necessary. Let Leonie advise about this.
Lex
1) done
2) done
4) up to date
5) done
6) done
7)
Until this no effect and problem continuous.
It might be time to reinstall the system. It's really easy with the new operating system. Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down) and select Reinstall OS X. The rest is automatic. ;
how about #3 (Java) ?
When a system file is compromised it is not a bad idea to "Reinstall OS X".
3) Java removed, no effect.
Reinstall OS X didn't help.
Post your problem in the Mavericks community and link to this topic so visitors can see what you've tried to date. It's more than an iPhoto issue I'm sure.
OldToad "Post your problem in the Mavericks community and link to this topic so visitors can see what you've tried to date. It's more than an iPhoto issue I'm sure."
I support that.
Lex
Thank You all for your help. The story continuous in following topic in the Mavericks community.
Problems with iPhoto - it keeps duplicating the same picture until my hard drive runs out of space
iPhoto keeps duplicating the same picture until my hard drive runs out of space
