"Recovered Files" In Trash At Start Up
I recently switched from an eMac to a Power Mac 2.3 GHz, and it seems like every other time I turn on my computer there is a "recovered files" folder in the trash. I think they are usually Quick Time and Safari temp files, but I could be mistaken. This only happened with my eMac when an application crashed. It's not a huge deal to me, I am just curious as to what is causing this, or if other Power Mac users have experienced anything similar.
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Originally posted by xedgelockx
I recently switched from an eMac to a Power Mac 2.3 GHz, and it seems like every other time I turn on my computer there is a "recovered files" folder in the trash. I think they are usually Quick Time and Safari temp files, but I could be mistaken. This only happened with my eMac when an application crashed. It's not a huge deal to me, I am just curious as to what is causing this, or if other Power Mac users have experienced anything similar.
i rember that carp from mac os 8 on original imac. i contacted apple, but i guess that was before they had good support cause they didn't do anything. They said it wasn't a problem though and not to worry if that helps at all?
Are you running any kind of utility like antivirus, Norton, or other stuff?
I am running Norton Antivirus 10.0.1.
If your machine didn't get a chance to shut down properly, the next boot triggers a disk check. Files found to be questionable are placed in the 'Recovered Files' folder for you to check. Generally these are just garbage that are left over from the forced reboot.
The link with Norton is that Norton products are pretty notorious for making Macs unstable, leading to hard crashes or forced reboots.
Originally posted by Kickaha
When your system crashes *hard*, or if you force a reboot (much more likely), there's a chance of disk corruption.
If your machine didn't get a chance to shut down properly, the next boot triggers a disk check. Files found to be questionable are placed in the 'Recovered Files' folder for you to check. Generally these are just garbage that are left over from the forced reboot.
The link with Norton is that Norton products are pretty notorious for making Macs unstable, leading to hard crashes or forced reboots.
hahaha so the anti-virus app. is causing more problems than it can protect against!!!! why would anyon bother to use anti-virus, i disabled my firewall and virex from .mac never had a problem on 2 computers and 7 1/2 years
And I do NOT have any anti-virus crap. Guys, trash that anti-virus crap fyi, there are no Mac viruses.
Has anything helped with your 'recovered files' issue xedgelockx?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that it is Norton now. I'd take it off but my college requires it to get on to their network.