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Question

where did all this stuff come from?????

Jun 16, 2011 6:54AM PDT

i just looked in all documents and in the 2 weeks iv had my mac iv found masses of stuff,theres allsorts like jpgs,gifs,some from emails,loads of stuff,how does it get there and how do i stop it accumulating?can i delete it?

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Clarification Request
Where is "all documents"
Jun 16, 2011 8:09AM PDT

You are surprised that using your Mac causes you to accumulate stuff.

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didnt know i was saving everything!
Jun 16, 2011 5:40PM PDT

hi,i looked in all docs,pictures ect but cant see an option that stops everything being saved,can you tell me how to stop it all being saved,its saving absolutely EVERYTHING

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follow up on-didnt know i was saving everything
Jun 16, 2011 6:20PM PDT

help,im just going through all documents and trashing and theres hundreds of jpeg images and graphs that iv never seen before,theres little images from emails ect

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I get the impression ...
Jun 16, 2011 6:26PM PDT

your browsers cache is set to your Documents folder in stead of the normal one you don't see. What browser do you use? Can you find it's cache settings?

Kees

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hi thanks
Jun 16, 2011 6:59PM PDT

im using google chrome,not sure where to look

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If no answer comes here by the end of the USA day ...
Jun 16, 2011 7:25PM PDT
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(NT) Stop using Chrome and see if the problem persists
Jun 16, 2011 9:54PM PDT