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Barns
Starting Member
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 Posted - 25 Apr 2013 : 12:39:10
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Hi,
I've recently started getting some very strange results when I scan my film drive. I've been using XMM for months with no problem but I've recently started getting a lot of results similar to this:
Title = $icxah86
File Name = $ICXAH86.mp4
All the files (except for the films I'm looking to add obviously) are similar and start with the $ sign.
I have no idea where the results are coming from since the files themselves do not exist on the drive at all. I've checked show hidden items, searched the drive and everything and they just do not exist. Are they remnants from something being picked up by XMM?
I know I can tell XMM to ignore them but I'm just interested to know where they're coming from and if I can get rid of them?
Thanks in advance for any help. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
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Posted - 25 Apr 2013 : 17:47:20
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| For me it seems as if the read routine of XMM is defective or your filesystem itself is compromised. Maybe something with encryption? |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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Barns
Starting Member
49 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2013 : 17:59:06
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| I've never used any encryption on anything. My life is far too simple to bother with such things! |
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Barns
Starting Member
49 Posts |
Posted - 27 Apr 2013 : 07:39:46
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I found out what it was and thought it may be of use to someone else in the future. It was the partial file created when downloading a file using uTorrent. I was simply copying and pasting the whole folder over and, even though the partial file didn't exist any more, it was picking up its trace.
If I cut and paste the files themselves out of the relevant folder and into the new folder then the strange results don't appear. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4638 Posts |
Posted - 27 Apr 2013 : 10:15:15
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Ah, good to know. Thanks for this info!
And are those file parts hidden? |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
Hermann Hesse |
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Alessio Viti
Forum Admin
Italy
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Barns
Starting Member
49 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2013 : 09:58:18
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JDommi - It's very strange. The partial files are not hidden and disappear from view (even if you check "Show Hidden Items") as soon as you delete the download from uTorrent. However, some extra-hidden (?) trace must remain since it shows up in the scan if I cut and paste the whole folder over whereas it doesn't if I cut and paste the individual files (usually an .mp4 and an .srt) from the original folder to the new folder.
Whichever way, you CANNOT see the partial file at all once it's been deleted from uTorrent but it still somehow shows up in the XMM scan results....very strange! |
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apd
Junior Member
Greece
378 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2013 : 19:59:06
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| Are you on win 8? |
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Barns
Starting Member
49 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2013 : 12:54:14
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| Yes apd. |
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apd
Junior Member
Greece
378 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2013 : 13:27:22
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| It has been reported in the forum that 8 creates some "phantom" files. I've no epxerience, but maybe you should look at that direction. |
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Strange scan results...
