Recovered files (font cache) issue in users's trash can
Recovered files (font cache) issue in users's trash can
- Subject: Recovered files (font cache) issue in users's trash can
- From: Sierk Bornemann <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:49:20 +0100
Hi!
Since weeks, I have a problem with the font cache under Leopard (only
if logged-in as user -- logged-in as admin, the problem doesn't
occur), and I can't see the cause or how to solve the problem.
System:
MBP 17“, Leopard (currently 10.5.2)
Latest XQuartz from http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz for
running Gimp properly.
The problem firstly occured between 10.5.1 and 10.5.2, and I don't
remember, if before or after switching from Apple's factory X11 to the
one of XQuartz's project, so I don't know, wether my problem has
anything to do with the XQuartz/X11 exchange or not.
Regulary, being logged-in as user, my user account's trash can isn't
empty but contains of a directory "Recovered files", which itself
contains a directory like "ATS - 223553367".
This ATS-something-directory itself may contain files like
"annex_auth" (executable), "Local.fcache",
"System.fcache", "User.fcache" and "font". The files "annex_auth" and
"font" are always there, the others may be part of the folder the next
login.
Mostly, I can delete these files by emptying trash, but not every
single time. Sometimes (not everytime) the system denies that, because
one or all of theses files seem to be locked by the system because of
usage.
I have tried everything to ged rid of these cache files, I have
deleted the font cache systemwide, for the user, I have made a "Safe
Boot", I have used the tool OnyX. The problem resists -- if I have
luck, the first boot after deleting font cache files seems to be OK,
but the second or third boot, the trash can of my user account
contains again these files.
After searching around the net and not finding a solution,
I have logged-in as admin or root into the shell, went to /var/folders/
kp/kpPJ1m.../-Caches- folder, and there is a folder com.apple.ATS/,
which seems to consist of exactly these fonts, which are regulary in
my trash can unter "Recovered files". The folder com.apple.ATS/ and
all below has the the owner/group of "admin/staff". Quite the same
with the folder /var/folders/zz/zzzivh.../-Caches-/System. There do
exist the files "annex_auth" and "font". Is this the system's user's
font cache under Leopard (I have read, something has changed on
Leopard concerning that)? Both, files and folders unter zzzivh.../ do
have the owner/group "_atsserver/_atsserver". Deleting these files
manually seems to resolve the issue for exactly one time after logging-
out and logging-in again or rebooting. For the next time, I reboot or
log-in as user, the user's trash can again consists of "Recovered
files" and these font cache files.
So, what the hell is the cause of this issue, and how can I get rid of
it?
Can anybody help me to solve this annoying issue?
Help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sierk
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Sierk Bornemann
email: email@hidden
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