I am running 10.4.11 on a 1.83 macbook 512mb.
It has been about eh... 2 weeks. Since this has been happening. I dealt with it for a while and I am finally over it.
Basically I was on Safari and downloaded a torrent file and have the downloads directed to a file on my dock. No torrent shows up for me to open... I re-download it. And again. And one more time. So I search for the file to see maybe it has changed directories or even deleted itself as I have instructed Transmission to do AFTER starting the torrent. But sure enough the files are there in my Downloads file... I click the file it opens right up. I check my dock folder and it is there now. The other 4 copies are yet to be found. I click the next one and see the file appear in the folder in the background. I don't understand. So... the torrent finishes and I have them directed to a folder in my dock as well... Not there. Search it. Oh it is there. It shows up.
This happens with every file I download. Anywhere. Even .dmg files don't show up until I search them. I plug in a usb device search. it never ends. I have restarted my computer a few times and had the same thing. They also don't appear after I restart. So if I DL something and then restart it is still missing until searched. Sounds like some sort of file is missing or something of a virus. I say this because I open activity monitor when the file is getting close to done and as soon as it is finished finder boosts to OVER 100% cpu. And Firefox is also at about 40%. So everything colorwheels... I can't do anything. Anyone have some help?
It has been about eh... 2 weeks. Since this has been happening. I dealt with it for a while and I am finally over it.
Basically I was on Safari and downloaded a torrent file and have the downloads directed to a file on my dock. No torrent shows up for me to open... I re-download it. And again. And one more time. So I search for the file to see maybe it has changed directories or even deleted itself as I have instructed Transmission to do AFTER starting the torrent. But sure enough the files are there in my Downloads file... I click the file it opens right up. I check my dock folder and it is there now. The other 4 copies are yet to be found. I click the next one and see the file appear in the folder in the background. I don't understand. So... the torrent finishes and I have them directed to a folder in my dock as well... Not there. Search it. Oh it is there. It shows up.
This happens with every file I download. Anywhere. Even .dmg files don't show up until I search them. I plug in a usb device search. it never ends. I have restarted my computer a few times and had the same thing. They also don't appear after I restart. So if I DL something and then restart it is still missing until searched. Sounds like some sort of file is missing or something of a virus. I say this because I open activity monitor when the file is getting close to done and as soon as it is finished finder boosts to OVER 100% cpu. And Firefox is also at about 40%. So everything colorwheels... I can't do anything. Anyone have some help?