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thanks DM but this "all important" user is now getting "disk full" warning messages so these files
seem to have got back onto his disk which is a 500GB SSD.

His main storage device now is a 4TB LaCie connected via Thunderbolt.

He vehemently assures me he did not restore from a TM backup.

Any other guesses or suggestions as to what might have happened? :)
 
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