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From: das15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Douglas A Scott)
Subject: Function of .NextTrash
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1991 03:02:22 GMT

Can someone tell me the exact function(s) of the .NextTrash file **other**
than as the recepticle for things dumped in the Recycler?

I noticed my disk was getting full, so I did a complete listing of all files
that had been created or modified in the last day.  To my surprise, there were
several very large .snd files in my .NextTrash -- files that I had been moving
from my hard disk to my O.D. via the Workspace manager, but had certainly not
put in the Recycler?  Does the NeXT use that as a temp directory, and perhaps
not remember to clean it up?

I almost never use the Recycler myself, so I know I didnt put them there.

Thanks for any info.

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