User Template : what is this folder ?

I've noticed a new folder called "user template" with a no access sign on it in the system folder. What is it ? Can it slow the system down ? Should I trash it ?

Don't touch anything in the System folder unless you are sure about what you are doing. That folder contains the initial home folder contents (in various languages) used when creating new user accounts, so changing its contents would make new accounts start with different folders and files in their home folders. It is only used when creating new accounts, so is not slowing the system.

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What's this folder?

I ran across this odd folder in my User > Library > Preferences directory. It's called StageManager.BD092818F67280F4B42B04877600987F0111B 594.1. It contains a single sub-folder called Local Store. There is nothing in the sub-folder.
Doing a little searching, I don't really find much about it beyond some indication that it might be associated with Adobe apps, but I also find a lot of Windows users implying that it's associated with some malware/rootkit/virus/plague of locusts/etc. So, it's all pretty inconclusive. I've not noticed this folder before, and haven't installed any new software recently, so I have no clue where it came from or when it first appeared.
Anyone else have this folder in their Preferences? Anyone with a good guess as to what it's for?

Thorzdad wrote:
I ran across this odd folder in my User > Library > Preferences directory. It's called StageManager.BD092818F67280F4B42B04877600987F0111B 594.1.
Does this
<http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/presentation-remote/presentation-manager.htm l>
strike a bell? It used to be called Stage Manager.

What is this folder and files doing in my Temporary folder? Is it a trojan or similar data miner?

Hi,
I have located this folder and files in my C:Temp Directory(Normally C:Windows/temp).
CompatTelemetryLogs with
AppAndDeviceInventory.log right next to it.
and the following inside the folder.
Folder = "IMG" lots of little image files of all my software
Folder = "Resources" with nothing in it.
Files:
CompatData_2014_10_17_06_04_14_1_008001ff.xml
compatscancache.dat
DeviceGroupingRules.xml
diagerr.xml
diagwrn.xml
PreliminaryReport.xml
setupact.log
setuperr.log
TelemetryTransform.xsl
WICA_Devices_SOL.xml
WICA_Programs_SOL.xml
WICA_QueryAppBlock_SOL.xml
WICA_QueryBiosBlock_SOL.xml
WICA_QueryDeviceBlock_SOL.xml
WICA_System_SOL.xml
WICA_SystemReport_SOL.xml
WICA_TelemetryReport_SOL.xml
WicaDeviceFilters.xml
Windows_TelemetryData.xml
Not sure about all of these but I did a search for this one: "TelemetryTransform.xsl" and one entry was this below(except I do not have any office program installed form MS, I use Open Office) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219431%28v=office.15%29.aspx
And this one: "Windows_TelemetryData.xml"
https://www.google.com/search?num=100&safe=off&hl=en&site=webhp&source=hp&q=Windows_TelemetryData.xml&oq=Windows_TelemetryData.xml&gs_l=hp.12...6809.28780.4.29973.3.3.0.0.0.0.82.216.3.3.0.ccynfh...0...1.1.56.hp..14.0.0.0.KGgYvIjDHXA
I am not attempting to install windows 8? at all so why this is coming up is beyond me I am using Win7 64 Pro and am quite happy with that version.
Is all of this just some attempt at someone to install windows 8 on my system through the comcast internet system?
I also have now searched for the file that was next to the folder: "AppAndDeviceInventory.log" and got this:
http://www.exclusive-networks.be/Vendors/mobileiron/
It looks like someone is or has installed an application to make my windows send data over the internet or network. Making my entire windows system hosed with this. Or has someone any idea of how to get rid of it?
Thanks ahead!

Hi,
These files are just some temporary file created by using the system. You could delete them manually via disk cleanup:
Delete files using Disk Cleanup
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=windows-7
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

What is this folder ?

I have all my projects and events on a second internal drive on my Mac Pro. Nothing should be in the movie folder except the Motion templates I think. But every time I start project and quit. I can see three folder in movie folder on my system drive: Final Cut Events not in use and another folder Final Cut Events and inside that folder there is another folder with the name Effects Browser Thumbnails with lot of other folders which includes files with names such as Frame 0 - 1023. If I delete those folder they appears again and again. Could someone explain this to me. (seems impossible to upload screen shot)
Thank you
Innocentius

Hmmm . . .
This is my movies folder.
I assume the Events folder is there because I occasionally launch FCP X with my Hard Drives offline.
Andy

Switching from PC, what is this folder?

I am in the process of switching from a PC to my Macbook Pro so I'm not too familiar with the folders on the laptop. I have a folder on the root of the Macintosh HD called 775. It has nothing in it and I don't remember seeing it before. If I try to drag it to the trash I am asked for the admin password, like when you install software. Anyone know what on earth this is? TIA!

npudenz,
It is perfectly normal that you are being asked for your password. In fact, this is one very good example of why you don't need to worry about security so much in OS X. Any modification of certain directories requires that you have admin authorization.
However, having "lockups" is definitely not normal, and could be an indication of disk errors. I recommend that you use Disk Utility to check the health of your startup volume. If you don't know how, just ask.
Here's another reason why you switched: Any behavior that requires you to perform a "forced shut-down" is a good indication that something is wrong. Applications can always be prone to crashing or freezing, but these behaviors do not affect any other apps or OS X. If OS X itself (or the Finder) is freezing or crashing, something is wrong.
Scott

What is this folder and what does it want with me?

I just installed QuickTime 7.5.5 and after the install I found a new folder in the HD folder at root level, called "Developer". It contains a number of items. I took a screen shot of the folder and its contents, but I can't figure out how to display it here.....
Is it maybe supposed to be an Invisible folder? Or one that was to be cleaned up by the Installer?

Dave Sawyer said: The folder, sans installing the developer tools, contains some Java utilities.
Nope... Don't see no Java stuff. Several nested folders (folder inside Developer is called "Extras") some with images, some with .nib files I have a screen shot and if you can tell me how to get it into my next reply I will show you what I have.
I have no use for useless stuff, so if the stuff is useless I want to trash it, if not useless I want to use it.

What is this folder "Updater Logs ms:html" ?

I'm looking around applications for things to trash.
The folder "Updater Logs ms:html" uses 64kb
What is it?
Do I need it?
can I trash it?
many thanks.

Hi,
These files are just some temporary file created by using the system. You could delete them manually via disk cleanup:
Delete files using Disk Cleanup
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=windows-7
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

What is this folder .trashes?

On my MAC, there are, just recently, a number of folders, all preceded with a ".", such as .trashes when I open Finder. Before I do anything like trying to delete these, I am just wondering what they are and where they came from. Can I clean all of these up?
I see these same kinds of "directories" on my USB flash drive all of the time when working between my MAC and my Windows laptop. However, I have a little utility program that runs and wipes all of those "directories" clean when the USB flash drive is inserted into the laptop, called USB Drive Fresher 1.0

These are hidden files. Any file with proceeded with a "." = hidden file. Do not delete these files.
Change the finder view back to default, using terminal. See the article below. Replace "True" with "False" in the given terminal command.
Show Hidden Files in Mac OS X

What is the User Template folder in the /System/Library? Can I delete it?

hi, looking for a little help. i was just perusing stuff on my macbook pro and came across this in finder:
macintosh>system library>user template. it's a folder with a little red circle and minus sign in the corner and the dates it was created, modified and last used were before we bought the computer. clicking on 'more info' tells me i don't have access to it. does anyone know what it is and if it can be trashed without adversely affecting my laptop? the size says 'calculating size' but it never gets off of that. thanks.

does anyone know what it is
The source files for all newly created user accounts.
if it can be trashed without adversely affecting my laptop?
No, and nothing else in System can be unless instructed otherwise.
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New account not picking up template from "User Template" folder.

With past OS'es I've successfully managed to create a new "Staff" account on my main staff image-maker Mac, drag and copy all of that account's folders into: System>Library>User Template>English.lproj
This is very helpful when a staff member leaves, I can simply create a new account, and the Mac would/should pick up all the settings and items found within the English.lproj folder in order to complete the creation of a new "Staff" account.
This is not working for me in Snow Leopard for some reason. I'm assuming it's a rights issue on either the User Template folder or the English.lproj folder...or both.
Problem: The original "Staff" account and all new "Staff" accounts pick up a generic set of folders for that account, even though my self-created account folders are still located in the English.lproj folder mentioned above.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, Gramps.

Can you share which permissions you ended up looking at? I'm having the same issue. I'm doing exactly what I've always done but for some reason 10.6 is giving me grief.

[SOLVED] What is this isus folder?

Hi. A folder named isus just suddenly appeared in my home folder. It contains one file called update.ini.
What is this folder and where did it come from? Maybe I put it there, but I don't remember.
I tried googling it, but I just get a whole buncha stuff about ASUS.
Last edited by Pacopag (2013-02-26 21:55:36)

Wow. I do indeed have Maple 11 on my system. So that must be it. It must've been there for quite a while and I just never noticed it before.
Thanks a bunch.

Question about this folder ....

What is this folder ? C:\Users\**\Pictures\Wallpapers\iPod Photo Cache
Is folder contains all the pictures I ever took with my iphone (even deleted ones) ?
Also how can I view files that end with *.ithmb ?
Thanks

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314
When transferring photos from your computer to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process, the photos are optimized for viewing on your iPhone, which is what the iPod Photo Cache stores. If you delete the iPad Photo Cache for a folder of photos that has been selected to be transferred to your iPhone and the folder remains selected, the photos will be optimized again and another iPod Photo Cache will be created.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Howdo_you_convert_ithmb_files_to_jpgfiles

Trying to create user template and login script

I'm trying to setup a machine at work that's got an Admin account and a Student account.
I want the student account to have limited privileges and to reset the desktop, dock etc. (user template) upon login.
I've got a document here that was created by a former employee that states the following:
Create a user template: (do this from the admin account)
*Sudo ditto /Users/Student /Student/Library/User\ Template/Student.lproj*
Upon entering this into terminal I was getting a message saying the real path was wrong, and now nothing happens when I enter the above.
Ok, so in: "system/Library/User Template" there is a folder called Student.lproj
Within Student.lproj there are no files.
Should Student.lproj even exist there with no contents for this to work? When Terminal creates a template, does it copy this information into Student.lproj or does it create a new folder for the template?
The account is hanging for quite a while on Login and logout now as well.
Once I create this template for the Student account, I need to create a login script that will restore the template upon login of the Student account.
please help

It's /System/Library/... not /Student/Library
Also, if you want it to reset at log out, just have them log in as Guest.
See this article: http://www.michaelsmac.com/modules.php?file=article&name=News&sid=394

Mobile Users - Sync Files Outside Home Folder?

Hi folks,
Regarding mobile user accounts...
On our server, we have a shared folder as follows:
/Volumes/Server HD/Business/
I want to configure my Mobile User account to sync this folder, but I cannot because it does not reside in my Home folder.
Presumably I could just move the folder to within my Home folder and then recreate the share point from there. But then, a second user would not be able to sync this folder on their Mobile User account.
Is there a workaround to allow syncing outside the Home folder? I tried using a symlink but this didn't work...
Thanks!!

Just modify the SHARE POINT setting of your BUSINESS folder. (SA>File Sharing > Share Points > List > Select your BUSINESS mount point folder)
Enable Automount > then tick Use as Home Folder and Group Folder
then go back to your users in WGM, assign the home folder to the newly mounted BUSINESS folder.
hope this helps.
Marlon

What is ordpas folder?

Hi
I have installed Weblogic server 10.3.3.0 some time ago and recently I have noticed that the ordpas folder located in user_projects/domains/base_domain/ has occupied about 39GB and contains a lot of files with names similar to ord1000005035290061389pas. What does this folder do? Is this an important folder or just a temp folder? What are the side effects if I empty this folder?
Regards,
Ferez

Hi John
Yes, it seems that you are right and it is a temp folder because I made it empty and nothing happened and everything seems OK.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Ferez

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