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From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: findfile fills filesystem!
Keywords: FindFile filesystem disk usage
Message-ID: <]vq]g2.qi@smurf.sub.org>
Date: 31 Dec 90 17:05:44 GMT
References: <277E7617.12697@orion.oac.uci.edu>
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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In comp.unix.aux, article <277E7617.12697@orion.oac.uci.edu>,
  rprohask@orion.oac.uci.edu (Robert Prohaska) writes:
< 
< For some reason running the FindFile DA causes the amount of free
< space in my root fileysystem (the only one mounted) to decrease,
< apparently it'll go all the way to zero.
< 
The system caches the information from directory lookups in two special
files.
< 
< What did FindFile do, and how do I fix it?
< 
If you really want the disk space back, go to the console emulator, cd to
your System folder, and "rm .fs_* Desk*".

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