Recovered File in Trash -- SoftwareUpdateCheck.pid ?

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I didn't try to erase any Software Update related things, so is this some kind of mistake that it's in the Trash? Is this the Software Update checker for Apple's Software Update?





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    The system will automatically place temporary files left behind by applications due to a variety of different reasons, so it's normal to find files like it in your trash. A pid file is a process id file and although I haven't seen one appear in the trash, I wouldn't be concerned unless every time you restart you find one. At that point it could be an indicator of some problem with Software Update.
  • Reply 2 of 2
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    Originally Posted by Endymion View Post


    The system will automatically place temporary files left behind by applications due to a variety of different reasons, so it's normal to find files like it in your trash. A pid file is a process id file and although I haven't seen one appear in the trash, I wouldn't be concerned unless every time you restart you find one. At that point it could be an indicator of some problem with Software Update.



    Ok. Thx.
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