Disk Inspector reports that 260 GB of files are 'hidden.' What are these files and why is this so large??
I have iMac with 1 Terabyte storage. I just ran "Disk Inspector" and I have 260GB of "Hidden Items."
Have no clue what this is and why this is so large. Any help is appreciated.
They are required system files which are normally hidden to prevent accidental deletion.
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iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
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RE: (forte-users) .fnd & .fso files ?? What are them,how to generate th
'kay dudes.
complcl does the trick
thanks
j-p
-----Message d'origine-----
De: Jean-Paul Gabrielli [mailto:Jean-Paul.Gabriellisema.fr]
Date: mercredi 4 octobre 2000 11:39
À: zeForte-users
Objet: (forte-users) .fnd & .fso files ?? What are them, how to generate
them?
Hi,
Sounds like an information about currency symbol is stored in the
fnd file,
whereas fso is binary.
What are they, what do they come from, and how to regenerate them ?
thanks
j-p
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You need to manually add "DCE" to the list of "Installed Libraries" in the
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Of course, don't forget to export your target environment and re-import it
in your development environment.
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From: Tucci, Lisa M. [mailto:LMTucciWest.com]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:23 PM
To: forte-userslists.xpedior.com
Subject: (forte-users) unable to move partitions.
We have an odd problem. We have 2 partitions that when we do initial
partitioning are placed on our Unix node but we need to move them to our NT
node. For some reason forte will not allow us to move these particular
partitions. They need to have the DCE thread package to be able to move
them to the NT node but we can't seem to find any way to give them that
thread package. Any suggestions, documentation anything would be greatly
appreciated. We are due to deploy this application on Monday and are unable
to do anything until we can get these partitions moved. We have been able
to move them in the past but it seems to have been a fluke. We have not
found any identifiable pattern of what has allowed us to move these
partitions.
Thanks!
Lisa M. Tucci - Applications Programmer
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Hello all,
when i update apps on my iphone they need the ID that i used when i downloaded these apps and i forgot this ID and a make a new ID
How i used the new one to update these apps?
thanksYour device can hold apps from multiple IDs, but to update them you have to swicth identities which is time consuming. If possible use only the one ID. If you need to reset the password for your old ID visit My Apple ID.
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When I open iphoto says I have 4500 pics I haven 't downloaded that many. When I looked I have pic of ebay home page facebook a lot of different web sites I've visited How do I stop this and why is this happening.
This happens when someone drags the HD or a system folder icon to the iPhoto Window by accident. Solution: restore from back up created before this occurred.
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HT201656 iPod Touchthe "other" file and why is it so large?
iPod Touch. What is in the "other" file and why is it so large?
Just checked the More Like This and found the answer to my question.
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Okay basically my MacBook Pro won't turn on. It has a spinning loading sign and a bar that won't complete at the bottom. Rang apple said take it into the apple shop and they will try target disk. What is that exactly and what are the chances my photos and files can be recovered. I would go to the shop but I'm on vacation. Help would be appreciated thanks.
This defines Target Disk Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725
Though not guaranteed, the chances are good that the data can be recovered.
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Can adobe patch files be deleted what are they whay do they take up so much space
Can adobe patch files be deleted? What are they and why does it take up so much space?
sweetboo5
If you are using Premiere Elements 9 Mac, then the next thing to do is to get details on what you mean by "patch files".
There are no "patch files" as you describe. There is a Premiere Elements 9.0.1 Update that needs to be used with the program. That you install and do not uninstall for best performance of the product.
What I am wondering is this. Do you mean by patch files and the description that you give Scratch Files?
If so, then you are looking at preview files and conformed audio and video files.
I am strictly an Elements Windows person so you will have to help me translate my Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1 Windows instructions into meaningful ones for you as it relates to file location.
Under Edit Menu/Preferences/Scratch Disk, where do you have Video Previews and Audio Previews directed. At that location, you should be able to delete these files. They are automatically generated when you render Timeline content. The consequence of deletion is that you will need to render again content in the project from which they came (if that project still exists). Go to the location shown and delete.
Then look to see where the Media Cache is directed. Those are conformed audio and video files (cfa and pek). They can be deleted and will be regenerated by the program if and when needed. Go to the location shown and delete.
Then look to Edit Menu/Preferences/Media and the Media Cache Database. That is targeting conformed video files (.mcdb file extension). They can be deleted and will be regenerated by the program if and when needed. You can click on the Clean button there to get rid of them instead of following the path to them as shown in the Media Cache Database area.
Do not delete any source media that went into projects after they were saved closed.
Please review the above and do not hesitate to ask if you need clarification on anything that I have written.
If none of the above applies to your question, then please more details.
Thanks.
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