Strange storage problem... hidden files?

Hi all...
I am using a new G4 PB 1.67GHz, 1Gb RAM, 75Gb HD. Connected to the firewire port is a Rocstor 300Gb drive. Conected to the 2nd firewire port on the external drive (the computer only has 1 FW port) is my Canon Optura 60. I have been importing to the external drive 3 versions of a show to be edited and it looks great. Then I noticed that my PB HD is being filled just as fast as the Rocstor! I have all the project folders and clips on the Rocstor, but cannot find any on the PB HD. Rebooting and Disk Utility didn't help. It's as though another set of hidden copies of these imported films has filled my hard disk completely and I can't find them to get rid of them!! The console.log files are also recieving large amounts of spew from Core Graphics. Help!!
Andy

Hi Andrew
Don't know what's happening but I know that I don't do it Your way. I usually
got problem that way.
- I do not Daisy-chain Mac-ext.HD-Camera
I do: Load down material from my int. HD to my external so that I free up space.
Disconnect the ext. HD and connect my Camera and import my material
to a project folder/icon on the desktop.
If I have to then move the project to my external HD. This require that the
ext. HD is formatted as Mac OS Extended journaled. (PC or UNIX or older Mac
WILL NOT WORK)
Yours Bengt W

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            while(x.hasNext())
                f = (FileItem)x.next();
                if(!f.isFormField())
                    int check = f.getName().lastIndexOf(File.separator);
                    System.out.println(File.separator);
                    if(check==-1)
                        System.out.println(f.getName());
                        System.out.println("Unsupported browser : " + check);
                        System.exit(0);
                    File ff = new File("e:\\apache\\webapps\\temp\\"+f.getName().substring(check));
// else if ladder to store paths of stegofile keyfile and IVfile
                    if(f.getFieldName().equalsIgnoreCase("stegofile"))
                        filenames[0] = ff.getAbsolutePath();
                    else if(f.getFieldName().equalsIgnoreCase("keyfile"))
                        keyfile = ff.getAbsolutePath();
                    else if(f.getFieldName().equalsIgnoreCase("IVfile"))
                        IVfile = ff.getAbsolutePath();
                    try
                        f.write(ff); // writes whole file at once
                    }catch(Exception e) {System.out.println("Error writing file"); System.exit(0);}
            }// endwhile
            System.out.println("Calling stego");
            System.out.println("file 1 "+ filenames[0]);
            stego s = new stego(filenames[0]);
            System.out.println("mainext " + s.mainext);
            if(s.mainext.equalsIgnoreCase("wav"))
                s.decodewav();
                System.out.println("Encoded wave");
            else if(s.mainext.equalsIgnoreCase("bmp"))
                s.decodebmp();
                System.out.println("Encoded bmp");
            System.out.println("done !");
            ////// hidden file has been retrieved , now lets decrypt it
            System.out.println("ext " + s.ext);
            filenames[0] = "e:\\apache\\webapps\\temp\\"+s.filename;
            System.out.println(filenames[0]);
            System.out.println(keyfile);
            System.out.println(IVfile);
            if(fieldval.equalsIgnoreCase("DES"))
                javades o = new javades(filenames[0],keyfile,IVfile); // the file to be encrypted
                filenames[0] = "e:\\apache\\webapps\\temp\\" + ( new File(filenames[0]).getName());
                System.out.println("should be original" + filenames[0]);
            else if(fieldval.equalsIgnoreCase("Tripple DES"))
                javatdes o = new javatdes(filenames[0],keyfile,IVfile);
                filenames[0] = "e:\\apache\\webapps\\temp\\" + ( new File(filenames[0]).getName());
                System.out.println(filenames[0]);
            PrintWriter pr = response.getWriter();
            pr.write("Greetings, you have successfully retrieved your hidden file, now download it from here <br>");
            pr.write("<a href=\"http://localhost:8080/temp/files/" + (new File(filenames[0]).getName())+"\">Click here</a>");
}and here is the xhtml file the user receives, whe he clicks the submit button,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html [
<!ENTITY % htmlDTD
    PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
    "DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
%htmlDTD;
<!ENTITY % netErrorDTD
    SYSTEM "chrome://global/locale/netError.dtd">
%netErrorDTD;
<!ENTITY loadError.label "Problem loading page">
<!ENTITY retry.label "Try Again">

<!ENTITY connectionFailure.title "Unable to connect">
<!ENTITY connectionFailure.longDesc "&sharedLongDesc;">
<!ENTITY deniedPortAccess.title "This address is restricted">
<!ENTITY deniedPortAccess.longDesc "">
<!ENTITY dnsNotFound.title "Server not found">
<!ENTITY dnsNotFound.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Check the address for typing errors such as
    <strong>ww</strong>.example.com instead of
    <strong>www</strong>.example.com</li>
<li>If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.</li>
<li>If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that &brandShortName; is permitted to access the Web.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY fileNotFound.title "File not found">
<!ENTITY fileNotFound.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Check the file name for capitalization or other typing errors.</li>
<li>Check to see if the file was moved, renamed or deleted.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY generic.title "Oops.">
<!ENTITY generic.longDesc "
<p>&brandShortName; can't load this page for some reason.</p>
">
<!ENTITY malformedURI.title "The address isn't valid">
<!ENTITY malformedURI.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Web addresses are usually written like
    <strong>http://www.example.com/</strong></li>
<li>Make sure that you're using forward slashes (i.e.
    <strong>/</strong>).</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY netInterrupt.title "The connection was interrupted">
<!ENTITY netInterrupt.longDesc "&sharedLongDesc;">
<!ENTITY netOffline.title "Offline mode">
<!ENTITY netOffline.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Uncheck "Work Offline" in the File menu, then try again.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY netReset.title "The connection was reset">
<!ENTITY netReset.longDesc "&sharedLongDesc;">
<!ENTITY netTimeout.title "The connection has timed out">
<!ENTITY netTimeout.longDesc "&sharedLongDesc;">
<!ENTITY protocolNotFound.title "The address wasn't understood">
<!ENTITY protocolNotFound.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>You might need to install other software to open this address.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY proxyConnectFailure.title "The proxy server is refusing connections">
<!ENTITY proxyConnectFailure.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.</li>
<li>Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is
    working.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY proxyResolveFailure.title "Unable to find the proxy server">
<!ENTITY proxyResolveFailure.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.</li>
<li>Check to make sure your computer has a working network connection.</li>
<li>If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that &brandShortName; is permitted to access the Web.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY redirectLoop.title "The page isn't redirecting properly">
<!ENTITY redirectLoop.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept
    cookies.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY unknownSocketType.title "Unexpected response from server">
<!ENTITY unknownSocketType.longDesc "
<ul>
<li>Check to make sure your system has the Personal Security Manager
    installed.</li>
<li>This might be due to a non-standard configuration on the server.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY sharedLongDesc "
<ul>
<li>The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
    moments.</li>
<li>If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.</li>
<li>If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that &brandShortName; is permitted to access the Web.</li>
</ul>
">
<!ENTITY % globalDTD
    SYSTEM "chrome://global/locale/global.dtd">
%globalDTD;
]>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <title>Problem loading page</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="temp2_files/netError.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
    
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="data:image/png;base64,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"/>
    <script type="application/x-javascript"><![CDATA[
      // Error url MUST be formatted like this:
      //   moz-neterror:page?e=error&u=url&d=desc
      // Note that this file uses document.documentURI to get
      // the URL (with the format from above). This is because
      // document.location.href gets the current URI off the docshell,
      // which is the URL displayed in the location bar, i.e.
      // the URI that the user attempted to load.
      function getErrorCode()
        var url = document.documentURI;
        var error = url.search(/e\=/);
        var duffUrl = url.search(/\&u\=/);
        return decodeURIComponent(url.slice(error + 2, duffUrl));
      function getDescription()
        var url = document.documentURI;
        var desc = url.search(/d\=/);
        // desc == -1 if not found; if so, return an empty string
        // instead of what would turn out to be portions of the URI
        if (desc == -1) return "";
        return decodeURIComponent(url.slice(desc + 2));
      function retryThis()
        // Session history has the URL of the page that failed
        // to load, not the one of the error page. So, just call
        // reload(), which will also repost POST data correctly.
        try {
          location.reload();
        } catch (e) {
          // We probably tried to reload a URI that caused an exception to
          // occur; e.g. a non-existent file.
      function initPage()
        var err = getErrorCode();
        // if it's an unknown error or there's no title or description
        // defined, get the generic message
        var errTitle = document.getElementById("et_" + err);
        var errDesc = document.getElementById("ed_" + err);
        if (!errTitle || !errDesc)
          errTitle = document.getElementById("et_generic");
          errDesc = document.getElementById("ed_generic");
        var title = document.getElementById("errorTitleText");
        if (title)
          title.parentNode.replaceChild(errTitle, title);
          // change id to the replaced child's id so styling works
          errTitle.id = "errorTitleText";
        var sd = document.getElementById("errorShortDescText");
        if (sd)
          sd.textContent = getDescription();
        var ld = document.getElementById("errorLongDesc");
        if (ld)
          ld.parentNode.replaceChild(errDesc, ld);
          // change id to the replaced child's id so styling works
          errDesc.id = "errorLongDesc";
        // remove undisplayed errors to avoid bug 39098
        var errContainer = document.getElementById("errorContainer");
        errContainer.parentNode.removeChild(errContainer);
    ]]></script>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
    
    
    <div id="errorPageContainer">
      
      <div id="errorTitle">
        <h1 id="errorTitleText">The connection was reset</h1>
      </div>
      
      <div id="errorLongContent">
        
        <div id="errorShortDesc">
          <p id="errorShortDescText">The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.</p>
        </div>
        
        <div id="errorLongDesc">
<ul>
<li>The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
    moments.</li>
<li>If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.</li>
<li>If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
    that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.</li>
</ul>
</div>
      </div>
      
      <xul:button xmlns:xul="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul" id="errorTryAgain" label="Try Again" oncommand="retryThis();"/>
    </div>
    
    <script type="application/x-javascript">initPage();</script>
</body>
</html>thank you for your prompt reply in advance,
Regards,
Mihir Pandya

Hi, thank you for your replies, I found out few things about my servlet, and its portability
and i have few questions, although i marked this topic as answered i guess its ok to post
I am using javax.servlet.context.tempdir to store my files in that servletcontext temporary directory. But i dont know how to give hyperlink
of the modified files to the user for them to download the modified files.
What i am using to get the tempdir i will paste
File baseurl = (File)this.getServletContext().getAttribute("javax.servlet.context.tempdir");
System.out.println(baseurl);
baseurl = new File(baseurl.getAbsolutePath()+File.separator+"temp"+File.separator+"files");
baseurl.mkdirs();so i am storing my files in that temp/files folder and the servlet processes them and modifies them, then how to present them as
links to the user for download ?
and as the servlet is multithreaded by nature, if my servlet gets 2 different requests with same file names, i guess one of them will be overwritten
And i want to create unique directory for each request made to the servlet , so file names dont clash.
one another thing is that i want my servlet to be executed by my <form action> only, I dont want the user to simply type url and trigger the servlet
Reply A.S.A.P. please..
Thanks and regards,
Mihir Pandya

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