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LiveType is placing 0 Kb folders in my LiveType project directory every time I save (as) a LiveType project. The directory is on a SAN volume. The system creates the folder name "com.apple.LiveType_hughnumberstring-n". The "hugenumberstring" appears to change after logging in for the first time each day. "Hugenumberstring" remains the same for each day, while "n" increments everytime I save the project.
The sturcture of the filename suggest somthing to do with preferences, but, being a folder, it has no pref file extension.
Any ideas where this is being generated, and what to do about it?

Try saving to an internal drive and then tell us what happens.
Any ideas where this is being generated, and what to do about it? < </div>
It must be a function of your particular drive software. I've never seen it in all of my years of LT/FCP work.
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