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<blockquote data-quote="PaulRanger1" data-source="post: 1606394" data-attributes="member: 314584">Hello fellow 'Mac-ers',I have a persistent problem (despite many HD erasures, OS X 10.9.3 re installs etc, am now on OS X 10.9.4) that continues to frustrate me.Having earlier been corrected in my having suggested the existence of possible Mac orientated viruses etc., I was strongly reassured that none such exist.Accordingly, I wonder if anyone knows of a possible reason why files, folders, contents of folders (while the containing folder remains) silently and unobtrusively disappear forever from my desktop (and elsewhere?).I run ClamX 2.6.4 in the background and Alvira (which seems to have disappeared, now that I look for it in Applications/Dock)! I have to manually check every folder, file etc., TimeMachine Backup against the current HD desktop, to try to detect any secret erasures.&nbsp; I usually only have my current work project to suggest a start point for each comparison of data stored/lost.I 'googled' &quot;open source, anti malware for Mac&quot; but all linked downloads involve resyntaxing of terms within areas in the OS (using Terminal?). This is far beyond my capabilities.Can anyone suggest how I try to solve this dilemma, please?Gratefully, PaulRanger1.P.S. I apologise for my predilection towards verbosity - afflicted me since childhood alas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulRanger1, post: 1606394, member: 314584"] Hello fellow 'Mac-ers', I have a persistent problem (despite many HD erasures, OS X 10.9.3 re installs etc, am now on OS X 10.9.4) that continues to frustrate me. Having earlier been corrected in my having suggested the existence of possible Mac orientated viruses etc., I was strongly reassured that none such exist. Accordingly, I wonder if anyone knows of a possible reason why files, folders, contents of folders (while the containing folder remains) silently and unobtrusively disappear forever from my desktop (and elsewhere?). I run ClamX 2.6.4 in the background and Alvira (which seems to have disappeared, now that I look for it in Applications/Dock)! I have to manually check every folder, file etc., TimeMachine Backup against the current HD desktop, to try to detect any secret erasures. I usually only have my current work project to suggest a start point for each comparison of data stored/lost. I 'googled' "open source, anti malware for Mac" but all linked downloads involve resyntaxing of terms within areas in the OS (using Terminal?). This is far beyond my capabilities. Can anyone suggest how I try to solve this dilemma, please? Gratefully, PaulRanger1. P.S. I apologise for my predilection towards verbosity - afflicted me since childhood alas. [/QUOTE]

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