weird files keep showing up in my trash

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klaxamazoo

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Original poster

• Apr 14, 2008

• #1

There are weird files that keep showing up in my trash. They don't go away when I empty the trash, but they do if i try and drag them out of the trash or hit "ctrl i" to get info.

These are the names of the files. Any ideas?

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rolex54

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• Apr 14, 2008

• #2

do you have show hidden files turned on?
that could be why you are seeing those files

 

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klaxamazoo

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• Apr 17, 2008

• #3

rolex54 said:

do you have show hidden files turned on?
that could be why you are seeing those files

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I checked and show hidden files is off. I tried emptying my recycle bin on the windows partition and that didn't help. It had never happened until a week or two ago and I can't think of anything that I installed around that time.

 

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klaxamazoo

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• Apr 17, 2008

• #4

I think I found the problem.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5826179&tstart=0

I ejected my windows partition and the files went away. I got some files from some Chinese students in my groups and there were some files names with unknown characters.