![]() I am uncertain if there is a size limit on desktop content (mine had 33Gb), there certainly appears to be an item (file or folder) quantity limit. I cannot guarantee one of our cats did not walk over the keyboard and trigger some unknown command so the reason being remains unknown. Once the tally of files was trimmed, the desktop once again appeared.įirefox, Netscape (yes, I know - I just LIKE it okay?) and iTunes were running at the time of the invasive downloads. Theorizing this may have choked the finder, a new folder was created inside the desktop folder, all ".part" files were then moved to the empty folder. All files had the suffix of either "xul.part" or "html.part" NAV found no virus or trojan.īooting from my external, I was able to see that over a ten hour period, 16,736 files had been downloaded to my desktop folder. ![]() Rebuilding permissions, repairing from Apple CD, rebuilding with Drive Genius, removing finder prefs and reinstalling system update all failed to correct the issue. Murphy's Law - I had just finished many hours of work and had not backed up yet. My desktop (PB17 tiger) disappeared completely, but the dock and my desktop picture were still visible. I'd copy more, but I'm keeping that machine isolated and off the network right now.Īny thoughts on this bizarre event would be much appreciated! xul.part at the end of each.Īs I look at the time stamps on them, there are more than 100 at any given minute (bigger than a finder window), like 10:11 pm, for instance. Was able to start this morning, with the battery out, just off power cord. But even worse, the crash was so bad, I had to let the machine cool down unplugged, with the battery out. I shut down the Air Port first, to get offline in case it was botnet. That's why I didn't see them right away.Ĭomputer got MASSIVELY hot, and crashed. I was using iTunes at the time, but also had Firefox and Twirl open. Go here to to the Apple Support Downloads site and locate the latest version of Boot Camp Support Software ( or newer) Download the Boot Camp Support Software zip file and unzip it on the computer. I had a massive influx of files appearing on my desktop last night, like thousands, coming in between 9:47 pm and 10:12 pm. Boot into Windows, or get on the Windows PC trying to use SuperDrive if you have not done so already.
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