Recovered Files folder in Trash

[Cuneyt]

Originally Posted by dnanian

Um, that could easily remove things that other applications are depending on...

Yes, but this is the last thing that I do just before the shutting down the system.

[dnanian]

OK, but just so others don't do this without thinking about it carefully-- it might be better to just empty your trash every so often.

[Cuneyt]

Originally Posted by dnanian

OK, but just so others don't do this without thinking about it carefully-- it might be better to just empty your trash every so often.

Agree, it's easier than running a script.

[macfeller]

I'm getting them files, too, after every SmartUpdate.

[dnanian]

Yes; everyone will...

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by dnanian

Yes; everyone will...

Does it just pertain to Smart Updates with 2.1?

I am only seeing the issue on 10.4.5 but not on 10.3.9 (but I don't use Smart Update on the Panther system...)

-Timmy

[dnanian]

10.3.9 doesn't "clean up" the /tmp folder the same way, so you wouldn't see the issue there. The problem is a combination of the eSellerate "Embedded Web Store" engine installing itself when we run (and not cleaning up its temporary files), and Tiger's behavior that moves folders in the user's /tmp folder to "Recovered Files" in the trash.

Again, this isn't a huge deal (although it's annoying); you need only empty your trash normally -- when you do so, these files will be removed.