OS 10.5 - Wierd problem with apps folder

Blizare · Blizare #1 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:03 PM

I'm not sure what I can do here about this but here is a screenshot of the problem.

How do I rid the menu of the .aud files??????

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:05 PM

Do you know how they got there? Which application put them there?

A quick google search says they are WinAmp media files. Do you have Windows and Winamp anywhere on that Mac?

If the files are not important to you, just mark them all and throw them in the trash.

Blizare · Blizare #3 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:21 PM

No. Every installed app has a file with the extension .aud

I am not going to just delete them.

It seems like I'm showing hidden files or something??

And no there is no Winamp OR WINDOWS installed on this computer.

JordantheNerd · JordantheNerd #4 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:21 PM

Thats very odd. Most of them seem to have the same names as your apps, how big are these files? Are they locked? Can you delete them?

You may want to re-install OSX if all else fails.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #5 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:33 PM

I unhid all hidden files and no .aud files at all.

bobtomay · bobtomay #6 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 07:50 PM

You are not showing hidden files. Well, you may be. But those are not some hidden or system OS X files. They are not any kind of OS X file type.

.aud is an audio file and/or an Audacity project file.

I'd create a folder on the desktop - call it AUD - and move all those into it - then move the folder to the trash - don't empty the trash yet - reboot the machine - see if they're recreated - does the machine work fine without them? - play with all your apps and recheck after each one to see if any of these reappear - after a couple of days, empty the trash if there have been no ill effects

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #7 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 08:11 PM

I just saved a file in Audacity and it's extension is .AUP just for the record.

I searched all over google and nothing about anything .aud that is part of OSX.

bobtomay · bobtomay #8 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dtravis7

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I searched all over google and nothing about anything .aud that is part of OSX.

Yeah, same here.

Blizare · Blizare #9 (**permalink**)

04-23-2009, 09:20 PM

Yea I have searched for this for about 4 months really. This is on my 2.6 imac.

Never had to re-install the os or anything. maybe it's time to.

dtravis7 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,814 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	04-23-2009, 07:05 PM Do you know how they got there? Which application put them there? A quick google search says they are WinAmp media files. Do you have Windows and Winamp anywhere on that Mac? If the files are not important to you, just mark them all and throw them in the trash. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,814 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	04-23-2009, 07:33 PM I unhid all hidden files and no .aud files at all. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,814 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	04-23-2009, 08:11 PM I just saved a file in Audacity and it's extension is .AUP just for the record. I searched all over google and nothing about anything .aud that is part of OSX. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Mar 27, 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 234 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 14gb ram 24" LED Cd & 23" Cd	04-23-2009, 09:20 PM Yea I have searched for this for about 4 months really. This is on my 2.6 imac. Never had to re-install the os or anything. maybe it's time to. Only when you understand why you dismiss all other gods, will you then realize why I dismiss yours -MacPro-Macbook Air-IMac-Mac Mini-Powerbook Ti-
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JordantheNerd #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 18, 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 39 Mac Specs: Powermac G4 MDD 2003, 2gb ram, 20" Cinema Display	04-23-2009, 07:21 PM Thats very odd. Most of them seem to have the same names as your apps, how big are these files? Are they locked? Can you delete them? You may want to re-install OSX if all else fails.
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