On 17/02/2013, at 3:55 AM, Tim Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Boot into Safe Mode and see if the problem persists. Spotlight server does > not start in Safe Mode. > Also, bypasses any Login Items etc…
Another good idea, will try. > Beyond that: > You can delete the directory on that volume called ".Spotlight-V100" if it > exists. > Then add a blank file called .metadata_never_index to the root directory of > that Volume. > > %touch .metadata_never_index > > IME, you will still see the Volume being accessed by mds, but that shouldn't > prevent it from ejecting. > I really suspect something else. It seems to be for all volumes, thumb drives, external disks, DVDs (except perhaps internal volumes), so I am doubtful it will be something on the volumes themselves. > Any chance you also see processes owned by 'revisiond' when you lsof > /Volumes/Name_Of_Volume? No, only mds and there were some Finder processes on a couple of occasions. > Look for and delete or mv to someplace that is not the root directory of a > volume, a directory called .DocumentRevisions-V100 if it exists. > > Be aware that this deletes version information if you use Versions in > TextEdit or Pages etc. Will consider this. > Repair Permissions. I wouldn't necessarily expect that to fix the problem, > but you never know. > You might consider clearing cache files in /Library/Caches/ and > ~/Library/Caches/. > Or use a utility like Onyx or Applejack to do this for you. Again, I find it hard to understand that it's the same problem on all volumes but I will try. Thanks, Ashley. -- Ashley Aitken Perth, Western Australia (GMT + 8hrs!) Social (Facebook, Twitter, Skype etc.): MrHatken Professional (LinkedIn, Twitter, Skype etc.): AshleyAitken _______________________________________________ MacOSX-admin mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin
