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I have 14 diskimages on my drive that say ramfiles???
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<blockquote data-quote="scottabot" data-source="post: 1688963" data-attributes="member: 362613"><p>Hello all, I am trying to get more info on why I have 14 diskimages on my drive when I go into hdiutil I get this</p><p>I cant get rid of them and I think they are responsible for my computer not updating and other problems. Im pretty sure this isnt normal Please help. Im losing so much work over this.</p><p>-bash-3.2# cd /Volumes</p><p>-bash-3.2# hdutil info</p><p>-bash: hdutil: command not found</p><p>-bash-3.2# hdiutil info</p><p>framework : 414</p><p>driver : 10.11v414</p><p>images : 14</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ramfile://485273360</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : false</p><p>blockcount : 4194248</p><p>blocksize : 512</p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : <unknown></p><p>removable : false</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk2 GUID_partition_scheme </p><p>/dev/disk2s1 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC /</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://10240</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 10240</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk3 /private/var/log</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk4 /Volumes</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk5 /private/var/tmp</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk6 /private/var/run</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk7 /System/Installation</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk8 /private/var/db</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://12288</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 12288</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk9 /private/var/folders</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://4096</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 4096</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk10 /private/var/root/Library</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://2048</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 2048</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk11 </p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk12 /Library/Preferences</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://1024</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 1024</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk13 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://2048</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 2048</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk14 /Library/Keychains</p><p>================================================</p><p>image-path : ram://12288</p><p>shadow-path : <none></p><p>icon-path : <none></p><p>image-type : <unknown></p><p>system-image : TRUE</p><p>blockcount : 12288</p><p>blocksize : <unknown></p><p>writeable : TRUE</p><p>autodiskmount : false</p><p>removable : TRUE</p><p>image-encrypted : <false></p><p>mounting user : root</p><p>mounting mode : <unknown></p><p>process ID : <in-kernel></p><p>/dev/disk15 /private/var/tmp/RecoveryTemp</p><p>-bash-3.2# cd ramfile://485273360</p><p>-bash: cd: ramfile://485273360: No such file or directory</p><p>-bash-3.2# cd /dev/disk4</p><p>-bash: cd: /dev/disk4: Not a directory</p><p>-bash-3.2# cd 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</p><p>-bash: cd: 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC: No such file or directory</p><p>-bash-3.2# cd /private/var/log</p><p>-bash-3.2# ls filename</p><p>ls: filename: No such file or directory</p><p>-bash-3.2# sudo ls filename</p><p>-bash: sudo: command not found</p><p>-bash-3.2# sh</p><p>sh-3.2# root</p><p>sh: root: command not found</p><p>sh-3.2# cd /485273360</p><p>sh: cd: /485273360: No such file or directory</p><p>sh-3.2# cd //485273360</p><p>sh: cd: //485273360: No such file or directory</p><p>sh-3.2#</p><p></p><p>Here is what I get with diskutil list </p><p></p><p>-bash-3.2# diskutil list</p><p>/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: GUID_partition_scheme *2.0 TB disk0</p><p> 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1</p><p> 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 2.0 TB disk0s2</p><p> 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3</p><p>/dev/disk1 (internal, physical):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: GUID_partition_scheme *121.3 GB disk1</p><p> 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1</p><p> 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 121.0 GB disk1s2</p><p> 3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk1s3</p><p>/dev/disk2 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: GUID_partition_scheme +2.1 GB disk2</p><p> 1: Apple_HFS OS X Base System 1.3 GB disk2s1</p><p>/dev/disk3 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +5.2 MB disk3</p><p>/dev/disk4 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk4</p><p>/dev/disk5 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk5</p><p>/dev/disk6 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk6</p><p>/dev/disk7 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk7</p><p>/dev/disk8 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk8</p><p>/dev/disk9 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +6.3 MB disk9</p><p>/dev/disk10 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +2.1 MB disk10</p><p>/dev/disk11 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +1.0 MB disk11</p><p>/dev/disk12 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk12</p><p>/dev/disk13 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk13</p><p>/dev/disk14 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +1.0 MB disk14</p><p>/dev/disk15 (disk image):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: untitled +6.3 MB disk15</p><p>/dev/disk16 (internal, virtual):</p><p> #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER</p><p> 0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +2.1 TB disk16</p><p> Logical Volume on disk1s2, disk0s2</p><p> D419AC9F-A717-4D89-8446-3873EDE3FEEF</p><p> Unlocked Encrypted Fusion Drive</p><p>-bash-3.2#</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottabot, post: 1688963, member: 362613"] Hello all, I am trying to get more info on why I have 14 diskimages on my drive when I go into hdiutil I get this I cant get rid of them and I think they are responsible for my computer not updating and other problems. Im pretty sure this isnt normal Please help. Im losing so much work over this. -bash-3.2# cd /Volumes -bash-3.2# hdutil info -bash: hdutil: command not found -bash-3.2# hdiutil info framework : 414 driver : 10.11v414 images : 14 ================================================ image-path : ramfile://485273360 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : false blockcount : 4194248 blocksize : 512 writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : <unknown> removable : false image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk2 GUID_partition_scheme /dev/disk2s1 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC / ================================================ image-path : ram://10240 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 10240 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk3 /private/var/log ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk4 /Volumes ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk5 /private/var/tmp ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk6 /private/var/run ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk7 /System/Installation ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk8 /private/var/db ================================================ image-path : ram://12288 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 12288 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk9 /private/var/folders ================================================ image-path : ram://4096 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 4096 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk10 /private/var/root/Library ================================================ image-path : ram://2048 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 2048 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk11 ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk12 /Library/Preferences ================================================ image-path : ram://1024 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 1024 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk13 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration ================================================ image-path : ram://2048 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 2048 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk14 /Library/Keychains ================================================ image-path : ram://12288 shadow-path : <none> icon-path : <none> image-type : <unknown> system-image : TRUE blockcount : 12288 blocksize : <unknown> writeable : TRUE autodiskmount : false removable : TRUE image-encrypted : <false> mounting user : root mounting mode : <unknown> process ID : <in-kernel> /dev/disk15 /private/var/tmp/RecoveryTemp -bash-3.2# cd ramfile://485273360 -bash: cd: ramfile://485273360: No such file or directory -bash-3.2# cd /dev/disk4 -bash: cd: /dev/disk4: Not a directory -bash-3.2# cd 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC -bash: cd: 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC: No such file or directory -bash-3.2# cd /private/var/log -bash-3.2# ls filename ls: filename: No such file or directory -bash-3.2# sudo ls filename -bash: sudo: command not found -bash-3.2# sh sh-3.2# root sh: root: command not found sh-3.2# cd /485273360 sh: cd: /485273360: No such file or directory sh-3.2# cd //485273360 sh: cd: //485273360: No such file or directory sh-3.2# Here is what I get with diskutil list -bash-3.2# diskutil list /dev/disk0 (internal, physical): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *2.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 2.0 TB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 (internal, physical): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *121.3 GB disk1 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 121.0 GB disk1s2 3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk1s3 /dev/disk2 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme +2.1 GB disk2 1: Apple_HFS OS X Base System 1.3 GB disk2s1 /dev/disk3 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +5.2 MB disk3 /dev/disk4 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk4 /dev/disk5 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk5 /dev/disk6 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk6 /dev/disk7 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk7 /dev/disk8 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk8 /dev/disk9 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +6.3 MB disk9 /dev/disk10 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +2.1 MB disk10 /dev/disk11 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +1.0 MB disk11 /dev/disk12 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk12 /dev/disk13 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +524.3 KB disk13 /dev/disk14 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +1.0 MB disk14 /dev/disk15 (disk image): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: untitled +6.3 MB disk15 /dev/disk16 (internal, virtual): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +2.1 TB disk16 Logical Volume on disk1s2, disk0s2 D419AC9F-A717-4D89-8446-3873EDE3FEEF Unlocked Encrypted Fusion Drive -bash-3.2# [/QUOTE]
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