Strange File at "/" root level

What is "mds-crash-state?"
It's a file located at my root level next to:
/Applications
mds-crash-state
/Library
/System
/Users

Looks like it is a result of the Spotlight indexing crash. Safe to delete.

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Strange files in root directory

Yesterday I noticed that some strange files (directories, actually) had appeared in the root directory on my MacBook Pro, that is, the directory that contains the standard Finder-viewable Applications and System directories and the Unix bin and usr directories.
The new directory was named 5ffffffcb00, and it contained two other hex-named directories, which were empty. Perhaps foolishly, I trashed them yesterday. Nothing bad seems to have happened, but this morning they have all reappeared. Here's the output of "ls -alR /5ffffffcb00/":
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 however admin 68 Oct 29 22:36 -03ffffffd4ffffff-4e81010000
drwxr-xr-x 2 however admin 68 Oct 29 22:36 -03ffffffd4ffffff-c1b1a1d3c1
drwxr-xr-x 5 however admin 170 Oct 31 09:02 .
drwxrwxr-t 37 root admin 1326 Oct 29 22:36 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 however admin 6148 Oct 31 09:02 .DS_Store
/5ffffffcb00//-03ffffffd4ffffff-4e81010000:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 however admin 68 Oct 29 22:36 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 however admin 170 Oct 31 09:02 ..
/5ffffffcb00//-03ffffffd4ffffff-c1b1a1d3c1:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 however admin 68 Oct 29 22:36 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 however admin 170 Oct 31 09:02 ..
Does anyone have any idea about these? They're visible in the Finder.

If your child pages are open when you update the Template, you need to save them again (after you have saved the Template).
You can update "all pages based on your template" at Modify > Templates > Update pages: Files that use... [choose the name of your template]
I'm also assuming that the changes that you are making are within the Ineditable Regions of your Template. Changes made in the Editable Regions will not, by design, change when you change that part of the Template.
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Extra files at root level

There are several .kext and .mkext files in the root directory. What are they, should they be there, and can I delete them?
AppleACPIPlatform.kext
AppleAPIC.kext
CTSTATUS.FCS
Extensions.kextcache
Extensions.mkext
Thanks

There are several .kext and .mkext files in the root
directory. What are they, should they be there, and
can I delete them?
AppleACPIPlatform.kext
AppleAPIC.kext
CTSTATUS.FCS
Extensions.kextcache
Extensions.mkext
Thanks
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Hi Russ ~
kext files are extensions needed for the boot process. mkext files contain a list of kext files. Both are needed so yes, they need to be there so don't delete them.

How do I bring sub files and folders back to "Root Level?"

Hi Everybody,
I have a frustrating situation.. Time Machine wouldn't work on my iMac that was dying, so the only thing i could do is use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) to back it up. However, I did this wrong.
With CCC, you are supposed to have created a GUID partition on a bootable external HD and backed up your Mac HD to that, so everything is at the Root Level, ie. /Application /Library /System /Users and all the other folders and invisibles ie. .usr .var .tmp ... then you can boot off this external HD and reinstall your system.
I did not know any of this, i thought CCC was like Time Machine, so I just made another folder on my External HD that was labeled "CCC Weekly Backup". Its in an exact replica of my HD, it is just not at "Root Level".
It is on my External HD "Erik 2012 Home" then inside a folder called "CCC Weeky Backup."
How can I move it, so that it isn't in the folder "CCC Weekly Backup"?? and just inside External HD "Erik 2012 Home" ??
Every time I do this with CCC, it just keeps putting my files inside that "CCC Weekly Backup" I can't just copy them to the "Erik 2012 Home" cause I don't know how to select the invisibles. Even when I just select my Application Folder and .var .tmp /Library it *always* puts them in a folder "CCC Weekly Backup".
ANy help would be appreciated. Our daughter was born in July and all her pics and videos are on there cause I started using CCC in June, cause my Time Machine stopped working then. So all of June, July and Aug. are in these CCC Backups I can't restore
Thanks so much, as always you guys are the best here!
Erik

Download links for Firefox 7.0.1
http://mozilla.cdn.leaseweb.com/firefox/releases/7.0.1/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%207.0.1.exe
ftp://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/7.0.1/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%207.0.1.exe
There is no need to uninstall Firefox before downgrade. But make a backup copy of your bookmarks and profile folder before new installation even though the downgrade procedure leaves your profile folder untouched.

"Always Open In..." View Options for Root Level of a Disk Image File

I ran into a problem/bug tonight that I can't find listed anywhere and was wondering if anyone else has encountered it. I am using Snow Leopard (now 10.6.1), upgraded from the last revision of Leopard.
I create DVD-R sized disk images with Disk Utility (using "Mac OS Extended" only w/o Journaling) for saving downloaded files. Because of the number of files on this disk, I create single-letter folders (for alphabetical filing) and set up these disk images to "Always Open In List View". For the individual folders, I can set these to "Always Open In List View" without a problem. However, for the "root level" of these disk images, I can only access "Always Open In Icon View" no matter which view option is selected.
For previously created disk images that were already set to "Always Open In List View", these show the previously set "List View" at the disk image "root level" as expected. But if I uncheck the box, it immediately goes to "Always Open In Icon View". And like before, no matter which view option is selected, I can never get back to "Always Open In List View". Note also that I can set this option as expected for "root levels" of real disks - this only seems to be a problem with the disk image files.
I had no problems at all with this under Tiger or Leopard. I've only run into this now under Snow Leopard. The upgrade tonight to 10.6.1 hasn't seem to affect this problem.
So should I be doing something differently now to get this option to reappear, a possible conflict with something on my computer or is this a bug with Snow Leopard? Can anyone else duplicate this issue?

Additional info, in case anyone is running into this issue...
If I do the following with the "root level" of the disk image, I can set the "Always Open in List View" option.
1. Open the "root level" view of the disk image - for me, it always opens in icon view. Then, select "Show View Options" from the View menu.
2. Check the "Always Open in Icon View" box. While leaving this dialog open, select "as List" from the View menu.
3. Uncheck the "Always Open in Icon View" box. It will instantly turn into "Always Open In List View". Recheck this box immediately, then close dialog. This will make the setting stick.
I've been able to repeat this situation several times. I might be wrong, but it sure acts like a small bug to me. Hope this helps anyone else who might have encountered this issue.

Azure File Storage - Creating a directory at the root level using REST

I have a Xamarin / iOS project, and looking to use Azure File Share as a back-end.
With that in mind, I'm playing around with the REST API and have generally got things working with (a) Blobs and (b) Account-level access to Files.
Specifically, I can successfully request a list of File Shares, so I have the general call structure worked out.
However, I'm stumped about the exact incantation necessary to create a new directory at the root level of a share.
I've tried the following three variants, but all result in Forbidden - Server failed to authenticate the request
request.Host: myaccount.file.core.windows.net
request.AbsolutePath: /myshare/subdirname1
request.Query: ?restype=directory
string to sign: PUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-date:Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:07:25 GMT\nx-ms-version:2014-02-14\n/myaccount/myshare/subdirname1\nrestype:directory
request.Host: myaccount.file.core.windows.net
request.AbsolutePath: /myshare/subdirname1/
request.Query: ?restype=directory
string to sign: PUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-date:Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:07:58 GMT\nx-ms-version:2014-02-14\n/myaccount/myshare/subdirname1/\nrestype:directory
request.Host: myaccount.file.core.windows.net
request.AbsolutePath: /myshare//subdirname1
request.Query: ?restype=directory
string to sign: PUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-date:Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:06:16 GMT\nx-ms-version:2014-02-14\n/myaccount/myshare//subdirname1\nrestype:directory
I did note that trying to get the contents of an (empty) root directory doesn't behave quite the way I'd expect
request.Host: myaccount.file.core.windows.net
request.AbsolutePath: /myshare/
request.Query: ?resttype=directory&comp=list
string to sign: GET\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-date:Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:23:17 GMT\nx-ms-version:2014-02-14\n/myaccount/myshare/\ncomp:list\nrestype:directory
Authenticates OK, but generates FAILURE BadRequest - The requested URI does not represent any resource on the server.
Which is different behaviour from pulling the list of blobs from an empty container (returns 200 with an empty xml list of blobs.
I've been through the File Service REST API document (dn167006) and found the azurestoragesamples on codeplex, but the former is unclear on working with the root level and the latter is from 2011 and predates File Storage.
Any insights?

First, thank you for the quick response and the suggestion about looking at the response content for the string to sign being used. I wasn't aware of that and obviously it's a fantastic resource for figuring this kind of stuff out.
And what it immediately revealed is it wasn't some subtle oddity in my construction of the STS, it was that I was doing a client.GetAsync(...) and not a client.PutAsync(...). DOH!
With that sorted, it was trivial to fix.
In terms of the List Directories and Files, though, there's still a problem.
FAILURE BadRequest - The requested URI does not represent any resource on the server.
   request.Host: myaccount.file.core.windows.net
   request.AbsolutePath: /myshare
   request.Query: ?resttype=directory&comp=list
   urlQuery: myshare?resttype=directory&comp=list
   string to sign: GET\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nx-ms-date:Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:40:04 GMT\nx-ms-version:2014-02-14\n/myaccount/myshare\ncomp:list\nresttype:directory
The response XML is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Error>
   <Code>InvalidUri</Code>
   <Message>The requested URI does not represent any resource on the server.\nRequestId:33d61aed-001a-0020-0cbd-51aea8000000\nTime:2014-11-30T18:40:04.9712797Z</Message>
   <UriPath>/myshare</UriPath>
</Error>
I originally thought it might be because the share was empty. However, I'm targeting the same share in which I created (apparently successfully) the subdirectory.
So I'm still confuzzled on that.

File Search won't search root level

Our company rolled out an application that went to the root level of the HD. I was hoping to use File search on ARD 3.2.1 to find this .app, and delete it from a few users. However, file search doesn't want to show me any Apps in the root level. Is there a way around this?

I am having the same problem, the file search option won't locate apps or even files on the desktop... Any ideas?

Viewing only files at the root level in a folder?

When I click on a folder, I see all images in the folder including all the images in the subfolders. If I still have a few loose images in the root level of the folder (outside the subfolders), how do I view only the loose images?
M. Jackson

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Report Designer error i VS 2013 - "Data at the root level is invalid."

Hi,
I am trying to create rdlc file programmatically. Using Memory Table as dataset. Here is my code
' For each field in the resultset, add the name to an array listDim m_fields AsArrayList
  m_fields = NewArrayList()
  Dim i AsIntegerFor i = 0 To tbdataset.Tables(0).Columns.Count - 1
      m_fields.Add(tbdataset.Tables(0).Columns(i).ColumnName.ToString)
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  'Create Report 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2008/01/reportdefinition'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/reportdefinition' Open a new RDL file stream for writingDim stream AsFileStream
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  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixColumns")
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      writer.WriteStartElement("TablixColumn")
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  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixRow")
  writer.WriteElementString("Height", ".25in")
  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixCells")
  ForEach fieldName In m_fields
      writer.WriteStartElement("TablixCell")
      writer.WriteStartElement("CellContents")
      writer.WriteStartElement("Textbox")
      writer.WriteAttributeString("Name", Nothing, fieldName)
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      writer.WriteStartElement("Paragraph")
      writer.WriteStartElement("TextRuns")
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      writer.WriteEndElement() ' TextRuns
      writer.WriteEndElement() ' Paragraph
      writer.WriteEndElement() ' Paragraphs
      writer.WriteEndElement() ' TexBox
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  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixRows'End of Details Rows
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  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixRowHierarchy")
  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixMembers")
  writer.WriteStartElement("TablixMember")
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  writer.WriteElementString("KeepWithGroup", "After")
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  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixRowHierarchy
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      writer.WriteStartElement("TablixMember")
      writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixMemberNext' writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixMember
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixMembers
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TablixColumnHierarchy
  writer.WriteElementString("DataSetName", "tbdataset")
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Tablix
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' ReportItems
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Body
  writer.WriteStartElement("Page")
  ' Page Header Element
  writer.WriteStartElement("PageHeader")
  writer.WriteElementString("Height", "1.40cm")
  writer.WriteStartElement("ReportItems")
  writer.WriteStartElement("Textbox")
  writer.WriteAttributeString("Name", Nothing, "Textbox1")
  writer.WriteStartElement("Paragraphs")
  writer.WriteStartElement("Paragraph")
  writer.WriteStartElement("TextRuns")
  writer.WriteStartElement("TextRun")
  writer.WriteElementString("Value", Nothing, "ABC CHS.")
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TextRun
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TextRuns
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Paragraph
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Paragraphs
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' TextBox
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' ReportItems
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' PageHeader
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Page
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' ReportSection
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' ReportSections' DataSources
  writer.WriteStartElement("DataSources")
  writer.WriteStartElement("DataSource")
  writer.WriteAttributeString("Name", Nothing, "tbdata")
  writer.WriteStartElement("DataSourceReference")
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' DataSourceReference
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' DataSource
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' DataSources'DataSet
  writer.WriteStartElement("DataSets")
  writer.WriteStartElement("DataSet")
  writer.WriteAttributeString("Name", Nothing, "tbdataset")
  writer.WriteStartElement("Query")
  writer.WriteElementString("DataSourceName", Nothing, "tbdata")
  'writer.WriteElementString("CommandText", Nothing, "/* Local Query */")
  writer.WriteElementString("CommandText", Nothing, "TableDirect")
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Query'Fields
  writer.WriteStartElement("Fields")
  ForEach fieldName In m_fields
      writer.WriteStartElement("Field")
      writer.WriteAttributeString("Name", Nothing, fieldName)
      writer.WriteElementString("DataField", fieldName)
      writer.WriteElementString("rd:TypeName", fieldName.GetType.ToString)
      writer.WriteEndElement() ' FieldNext
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Fields' rd datasetinfo
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' DataSet
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' DataSets
  writer.WriteEndElement() ' Report' Flush the writer and close the stream
  writer.Flush()
  stream.Close()
  'Convert to StreamDim myByteArray AsByte() = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("D:\MyTestReport2.rdlc")
  Dim ms AsNewMemoryStream(myByteArray)
  'Supply Stream to ReportViewer
  ReportViewer1.LocalReport.LoadReportDefinition(ms)
  ReportViewer1.LocalReport.Refresh()When I open rdlc in designer I get following error"Data at the root level is invalid."When I run the aspx I get following error
An error occurred during local report processing.
The definition of the report '' is invalid.
The definition of this report is not valid or supported by this version of Reporting Services.
The report definition may have been created with a later version of Reporting Services, or contain content that is not well-formed or not valid based on Reporting Services schemas.
Details: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
Can anybody guide me?

Hi RACES,
Based on your description, I'm afraid that it is not the correct forum for this issue, but maybe I could help you find a more appropriate forum.
If it is related to the Visual Studio Report Controls, you could select this forum:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=vsreportcontrols
But if it is the SSRS issue, maybe this forum would be better for you:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?forum=sqlreportingservices
Best Regards,
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Strange file created in my home directory!

I just recently noticed a zero byte size file created at the root level of my home directory (see below). It's an ip address (from Belize) with what I assume to be a high port at the end of the ip address. It was created back on December 6'th and I have no idea how it got there. I have scanned my desktop with ClamxAV and the free version of Sophos for mac but all comes back clean. Has anyone seen something like this before, should I be concerned? I did not create it and no one but me uses this profile.

Strange file in trash and it won't empty

I have a strange file in trash and it will not empty.
There is an alias file that has a strange name and a date of dec. 31, 1903. It will not go away when I empty. I put other files in the trash to see if they would be deleted and they do, but the other will not be deleted.
In the name of the file there is small characters that say "null" then õ's as well.
I took a few screen shots and posted them on photobucket, Take a look. Any suggestions or theories?
This is a first
Link is http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/pschmidt63/
phil

pschmidt63 wrote:
I have a strange file in trash and it will not empty.
There is an alias file that has a strange name and a date of dec. 31, 1903. It will not go away when I empty. I put other files in the trash to see if they would be deleted and they do, but the other will not be deleted.
On the Mac there are actually multiple Trashes. The user Trash ".Trash" in user's home folder, and multiple (depending on number of volumes in machine) ".Trashes" folder(s) one each in root of volume. In the ".Trashes" folder there can be a trash folder for the user.
It looks like you have a corrupted/illegal character file which you can't delete via the UI. Via the terminal you may be able to. But... you have to go to the "trash" where the file actually is - and it may not be in "~/.Trash". But in the Mac desktop you will see it in your Trash icon.
Have a look at my post here
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864381#5864381
and the rest of the thread.
Get into Terminal and check your home trash folder, see if the file is there then go to the other trash folders ".Trashes" and look for it there and kill it with "sudo" command as shown in my other post here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864569#5864569
*Can you let us know if this solves it for you* - as I am interested to know if this is definite fix.
Cheers

Download csv file with strange file name.

hi, guys:
We installed Oracle APEX 4.2, and APEX listener 2.0 and Oracle 11g standard edition for our application. But sometimes when user tried to download csv file from an interactive report, the file name was a very strange one, sometimes even no .csv extension. could anyone give me a hint to find documentation about it?
Thanks.
Sam

lxiscas wrote:
a little more information about it:
I found the file name is "&P16_DIP_START_DATE NOA", which we expect to generate a file named as " some date NOA.csv", but APEX does not recognize the value of variable. For example, if teh value of P16_DIP_START_DATE is 11/15/2012, we expect the file name as "11/15/2012 NOA.csv", but APEX will give us very strange file name replaceing every "/" with / I appreciate anyone who could help me on this issue. But We did not encounter this [roblem on APEX 4.1, OC4J and Oracle 11g R2 enterprise.
Thanks.
I just used to_char to output date without "/" and soleved it. The other way is to set application property-->security-->browser security with basic level. This only applies to APEX 4.2. I am lucky for that I am using Apex 4.2.
Sam
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 14, 2013 10:08 AM
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 14, 2013 10:10 AM
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 14, 2013 10:20 AM
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 14, 2013 1:36 PM
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 21, 2013 6:50 AM
Edited by: lxiscas on Jan 21, 2013 6:52 AM
I can has editing?Suspect you are trying to explain that "/"s are being rendered as <tt>&#x2F</tt>? If you want to include character entities in forum posts then you have to type the ampersand ("&") as an entity itself, thus: <tt>&amp;#x2F</tt>.Windows or *NIX filenames can't contain "/"s anyway, so you can't use them regardless of how APEX is rendering them. Using a <tt>YYYYMMDD</tt> format is also recommended as it follows date order when using character comparison semantics.

Strange File in Skype Process

Can Skype explain the presence of a file running as a process with a .tmp extension?
The file SKYDC1E.TMP is the file in question running out of the Windows\TEMP Directory.
Is this a legitimate Skype process?
Where one would expect the SKYPE executable to be the legit running process in its own directory.
It was detected by one of my security programs as a code injector.

pschmidt63 wrote:
I have a strange file in trash and it will not empty.
There is an alias file that has a strange name and a date of dec. 31, 1903. It will not go away when I empty. I put other files in the trash to see if they would be deleted and they do, but the other will not be deleted.
On the Mac there are actually multiple Trashes. The user Trash ".Trash" in user's home folder, and multiple (depending on number of volumes in machine) ".Trashes" folder(s) one each in root of volume. In the ".Trashes" folder there can be a trash folder for the user.
It looks like you have a corrupted/illegal character file which you can't delete via the UI. Via the terminal you may be able to. But... you have to go to the "trash" where the file actually is - and it may not be in "~/.Trash". But in the Mac desktop you will see it in your Trash icon.
Have a look at my post here
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864381#5864381
and the rest of the thread.
Get into Terminal and check your home trash folder, see if the file is there then go to the other trash folders ".Trashes" and look for it there and kill it with "sudo" command as shown in my other post here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864569#5864569
*Can you let us know if this solves it for you* - as I am interested to know if this is definite fix.
Cheers

IMovie wants to save iMovie Events at root level of local harddisk

I work on a network user. When I want to import movies from my camera iMovie wants to save the clips at /iMovie Events.localized. How can I change the destination folder.
When I start iMovie only the iMovie Projects folder is created. The iMovie Events folder is not created. I tried to delete the preferences for iMovie7 in ~/Library/Preferences but no success. iMovie still wants to store all clips at root directory. When I create the iMovie Events folder at root level and grant access to it, the import works.
Any suggestions how to get rid of that?
Thanx in advance
Gerhard

If you're copying a movie file directly from a camcorder to place it on your hard disc (..as distinct from "importing" from the camera into iMovie..) then iMovie may recognise the locally-stored file as a camcorder's material only if it's in the root directory.
HOWEVER, you can tell iMovie to put its imported iMovie Events folder wherever you want: I keep mine on a separate internal hard disc (..we-ell, a couple of fast hard discs combined as a 'RAID'..) on my G5 PowerMac.
The iMovie program itself is in 'Applications' on the startup hard disc, the iPhoto Library (..for importing stills..) is on a second internal hard disc, and the iMovie Events folder is on the RAID disc.
That way, the Mac can import video without affecting the main hard disc, and any 'housekeeping' or indexing which the system wants to do on that disc.
Normally, iMovie will put your iMovie Events folder in the 'Movies' folder of your own User identity. How did I get mine on my RAID drive..? It's so long ago that I don't remember.. But I think that I just dragged it there from its original place, and when iMovie later said that it couldn't find it, it also asked where to look, and I just pointed it to the RAID drive. Runs OK for me.

Bad idea to create new folders at the root level?

I have several clients who have been Mac user's since OS 8 and even earlier. When they transitioned to OS X they did not learn to use their local home folder properly and they continue to maintain a very cluttered folder structure at the root level of their hard drive. I believe one advantage they probably find is when sharing files the files are easy for other network users to find when they log on to each other's computers. But, I thought I read somewhere at one time that this was bad practice. Can anyone point me to a good article which explains the OS X file system that I can give these people to read? Or, am I worrying about nothing? I'm setting up an OS X Server for them so they can use Time Machine to backup - will the time machine backups contain all of these files and folders stored outside each user's folder?

Larry Jorgenson wrote:
I have several clients who have been Mac user's since OS 8 and even earlier. When they transitioned to OS X they did not learn to use their local home folder properly and they continue to maintain a very cluttered folder structure at the root level of their hard drive. I believe one advantage they probably find is when sharing files the files are easy for other network users to find when they log on to each other's computers. But, I thought I read somewhere at one time that this was bad practice. Can anyone point me to a good article which explains the OS X file system that I can give these people to read? Or, am I worrying about nothing? I'm setting up an OS X Server for them so they can use Time Machine to backup - will the time machine backups contain all of these files and folders stored outside each user's folder?
I can't answer the first part, but yes, Time Machine will back-up the entire system (other than some specific system files, caches, logs, trash, etc.), unless they're specifically excluded via TM > Options (I suspect you wanted a different answer -- sorry).

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