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<blockquote data-quote="graand" data-source="post: 1059910" data-attributes="member: 159007">Re<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />hantom driveWhen I do this to go to /volumes, I see aliases for my two 'real' drives and the phantom. When I &quot;Show Originals&quot; it simply shows up as a mounted drive. This is of course with the phantom mounted. If it is not mounted, then it doesn't show up. It behaves exactly like an external drive or USB stick would, there just is no physical medium involved. It &quot;has&quot; to be something somewhere on my main hard drive, just cannot for the life of me figure out what! When I copy or delete files to/off the phantom, the disk utilization on the primary drive changes so it's some kind of volume on the HD.Further to hughvane, I ran Onyx (after upgrading to v 2.0.6 for OS 10.5.8) and repaired permission. Nothing it found related to the phantom.Thanks for the tips folks! I'm expecting someone will point out something very obvious but so far it eludes me...ThanksGrant= = =Try the following and see if it gives you a better clue about the location of the phantom drive. 1. From the finder Go Menu choose Go To Folder2. In the box that appears type /volumes then choose Go3. A window wil open with all of your drives listed hopefully the phantom drive will be there. If so you should be able to select it and choose &quot;Get Info&quot; to find the pathname. You may also be able to drag it to the trash from this window.</blockquote>[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="graand, post: 1059910, member: 159007"] [b]Re:Phantom drive[/b] When I do this to go to /volumes, I see aliases for my two 'real' drives and the phantom. When I "Show Originals" it simply shows up as a mounted drive. This is of course with the phantom mounted. If it is not mounted, then it doesn't show up. It behaves exactly like an external drive or USB stick would, there just is no physical medium involved. It "has" to be something somewhere on my main hard drive, just cannot for the life of me figure out what! When I copy or delete files to/off the phantom, the disk utilization on the primary drive changes so it's some kind of volume on the HD. Further to hughvane, I ran Onyx (after upgrading to v 2.0.6 for OS 10.5.8) and repaired permission. Nothing it found related to the phantom. Thanks for the tips folks! I'm expecting someone will point out something very obvious but so far it eludes me... Thanks Grant = = = Try the following and see if it gives you a better clue about the location of the phantom drive. 1. From the finder Go Menu choose Go To Folder 2. In the box that appears type /volumes then choose Go 3. A window wil open with all of your drives listed hopefully the phantom drive will be there. If so you should be able to select it and choose "Get Info" to find the pathname. You may also be able to drag it to the trash from this window.[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]

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