I found a link here http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/131559-vlc-deletes-my-files-printthread.html
That fellow is having the same problem as me it sounds like.
I don't know how or why, it doesn't seem to be a certain file type, but most of my missing files are .mkv I think. VLC just never loads a the file, the playlist will have a diagonally spinning bar, like a progress bar when burning a CD in itunes, nothing ever happens, I eventually quit, then it freezes and I have to force quit, after this the file is gone.
It seems to mainly/only happen with mkv files downloaded from BakaBT, I don't know if it's because they are so artificially inflated to be huge files (gigs and gigs) or what, other mkv files are ok.
Vlc recently had me update as well, and after that it cleared it's own history, so I have no hope of finding the files.
I probably should have started with this, but I don't think it's actually deleting them, as with the fellow in the link, they never appear in the trash, and in addition I never regain any storage space from them being "deleted". It seems more like when you could make files invisible with RezEdit forever ago.
Anyways, if anyone has input OTHER THAN "Don't use VLC LOL" I would really appreciate it. I haven't used a computer to do anything but download tv shows and watch them, in years, and MUD, so feel free to use small words.
My hope would be to, find where my files are hiding if they are just hiding, or find out exactly what all it deleted, as I didn't notice missing files for a while, then my tech friend told me "programs don't delete files, vindictive girlfriends do" which she wasn't, then I eventually had a stroke of semi-genius and put it together while walking to the store "Hey!11111! It's VLC doing it!!!111"
Thanks.
That fellow is having the same problem as me it sounds like.
I don't know how or why, it doesn't seem to be a certain file type, but most of my missing files are .mkv I think. VLC just never loads a the file, the playlist will have a diagonally spinning bar, like a progress bar when burning a CD in itunes, nothing ever happens, I eventually quit, then it freezes and I have to force quit, after this the file is gone.
It seems to mainly/only happen with mkv files downloaded from BakaBT, I don't know if it's because they are so artificially inflated to be huge files (gigs and gigs) or what, other mkv files are ok.
Vlc recently had me update as well, and after that it cleared it's own history, so I have no hope of finding the files.
I probably should have started with this, but I don't think it's actually deleting them, as with the fellow in the link, they never appear in the trash, and in addition I never regain any storage space from them being "deleted". It seems more like when you could make files invisible with RezEdit forever ago.
Anyways, if anyone has input OTHER THAN "Don't use VLC LOL" I would really appreciate it. I haven't used a computer to do anything but download tv shows and watch them, in years, and MUD, so feel free to use small words.
My hope would be to, find where my files are hiding if they are just hiding, or find out exactly what all it deleted, as I didn't notice missing files for a while, then my tech friend told me "programs don't delete files, vindictive girlfriends do" which she wasn't, then I eventually had a stroke of semi-genius and put it together while walking to the store "Hey!11111! It's VLC doing it!!!111"
Thanks.