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.goutputstream-*-the file that will not die-what is this thing?

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rolypolycat
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.goutputstream-*-the file that will not die-what is this thing?

#1 Post by rolypolycat »

Hello!
In my Downloads folder, I seem to have picked up this file from somewhere:.goutputstream-7GJZN1. Clamav doesn't see it, changing the permissions is allowed but it still won't delete; I can't move it, rename it, or anything else. The error message I get says the file doesn't exist, and its only 1kb. Tap on it though, and it says its 862.2 kib.
I tried googling the name; found some comments on askubuntu from waay back that said its supposed to be a temp file that wasn't deleted. I tried the 2 codes they gave to delete the file-the code doesn't work.
So, is this file really that harmless still? Is there any way to delete it? I don't like weird hidden files on my computer, even if they are harmless, and I don't want to create new ones, so if anyone knows how to get rid of this thing, and stop new ones from appearing, I'd appreciate it! Thanks in advance!

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Re: .goutputstream-*-the file that will not die-what is this thing?

#2 Post by NorthEast »

A few things to try:

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stat <filename>
Then insert the inode number from the stat output:

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find . -xdev -inum <inode-number> -exec rm {} \;
You could try:

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unlink <filename>
or

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cat /dev/zero >  <filename> && rm -f <filename>

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Re: .goutputstream-*-the file that will not die-what is this thing?

#3 Post by rolypolycat »

The last bit of code you gave me worked! It changed the file to "Unknown", then I deleted it. Thank you!

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Re: .goutputstream-*-the file that will not die-what is this thing?

#4 Post by NorthEast »

Thanks for getting back on that. It's good to know what worked on that file.

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