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#87 Tracker window not showing all files
This was happening under the old version of Tracker I had on
my system (2003 Jun 25) but also happens on the new 5.30
released on BeBits. In certain folders (the only two I've
noticed this on have had ~800 and ~3000 files, respectively,
although it may happen on smaller ones too), Tracker will not
always show all of the files in them. How many of them it
does show seems to be a random number so far always at least
~75% of the total and sometimes all of the total (details
below.)
In the attached screenshot, you can see my photos folder on my
desktop, with 832 files in it, but the Tracker window showing
only 825. Just a moment ago I opened the same folder and it
showed 678. It didn't seem to be lying about the count,
either--all those "Team 3" etc. photos in the screenshot are
missing, as are some others I know are in there.
The other folder was my inbox, which I tried after noticing
this about the photos folder, guessing it had something to do
with having a lot of files. Well, it showed 2900+ items,
which seemed right, but I hadn't thought to try the Get Info
at that point. Now I go and there are 3048 items, which
matches the Get Info, but I definitely didn't receive 50+ e-
mails in the last hour or two, so it must've been happening to
that folder before too. Now every time I open it it loads all
of them. The photos folder, however, is still acting up
currently.
$ chkbfs /boot
bfs: /dev/disk/ide/ata/0/master/0/0_1 is read-only!
Files processed: 47750
No errors detected.
File system check completed.
I have 2.3 GB free on my boot drive, so I don't imagine it's a
problem with disk space. It's my only mounted drive usually
in my current setup.
I just tried BZipping the photos folder, renaming the
original, then unzipping. Both folders then behave the
strange way, showing different numbers of files each time I
open them. Oh, a new low, 602 files.
Anybody have any idea what's going on? I'm not having
hardware problems already, am I? I just bought this box at
the beginning of the year brand new... :|
Specs below:
Make/model: eMachines T3104
CPU: AMD Sempron™ 3100+ Processor (64-bit)
(256KB L2 cache, 1.80GHz, 1600MHz FSB)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home (SP2)2
Chipset: VIA K8M800
Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM (1 × 256MB), 400MHz (PC3200)
Expandable to 2GB (I've expanded to 512)
Hard Drive: 100GB (7200rpm, 2MB cache)
Optical Drive: 48x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
Media Reader: 8-in-1 digital media manager (Secure Digital
(SD), Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick
Pro, Compact Flash, Mulitimedia Card, USB 2.0)
Video: S3 Graphics Unichrome™ Pro
64MB DDR Shared memory
AGP 8x slot available for upgrade (I have an ATI Radeon 9200
256 MB IIRC)
Sound: AC '97 Audio, Dolby 5.1 (6-channel)
Network: 10/100Mbps integrated Ethernet LAN
Modem: 56K ITU V.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Standard Multifunction Keyboard, 2-Button
Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other: 5 USB 2.0 (4 in back, 1 in Media Reader), 1
VGA external connector, 1 serial, 1 parallel, 2 PS/2, 5 audio
ports (2 in front, 3 in back)
Dimensions: 14.25"H x 7.25"W x 16.00"D
Weight: 22.5 lbs (PC only, no packaging)
Logged In: YES
user_id=459063
Sorry, I guess I can't attach files on SF.net with Net+
anymore. :P
Here y'are.
Many thanks,
Kev
Screenshot of File Count Discrepancy in Tracker
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I tried to reproduce the problem, but it works fine over
here. Which block size does the affected BFS partitions have?
Are you using plain R5 or R5/BONE or something else?
I tried on Dano, but I'll retry on R5 next (dunno if I even
have a folder with that many files there, though).
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It's plain R5.0.3, but I'm really sorry, I can't seem to figure out
how to tell which block size I ended up choosing. I remember
wanting to do 4096 for media files, but IIRC there was some pretty
big problem with the installer whenever I chose that, so I can't
remember if I had to do 2048 or 1024. Which command do I use?
Thanks,
Kev
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There is no real command to do that. What you can do to find
out, is to create an empty directory, and see how large it
is, ie. in a Terminal:
$ mkdir empty
$ ls -l
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Ah, 2048, then. Many thanks.
Kev