ergosteur Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I received an error today saying that my startup disk was almost full. I knew that I hadn't downloaded much lately or done any video/photo editing, so I downloaded Disk Inventory X to see what was taking up space. I found a folder, /cores, on my startup disk that was taking up about 80GB of space with files called core.xxxx (where xxxx is a number between 5000 and 7000). Does anyone know what could have created these? I deleted them and hope it was safe to do so. matthieu-yiptongs-p5w-dh-deluxe:~ matt$ cd /cores matthieu-yiptongs-p5w-dh-deluxe:cores matt$ ls core.5127 core.5290 core.5490 core.5657 core.5819 core.5969 core.6123 core.5132 core.5297 core.5493 core.5659 core.5821 core.5971 core.6125 core.5134 core.5308 core.5496 core.5662 core.5823 core.5973 core.6128 core.5138 core.5310 core.5498 core.5665 core.5826 core.5976 core.6130 core.5142 core.5312 core.5500 core.5667 core.5829 core.5978 core.6133 core.5144 core.5315 core.5503 core.5670 core.5835 core.5980 core.6135 core.5146 core.5317 core.5505 core.5672 core.5837 core.5982 core.6137 core.5149 core.5319 core.5507 core.5674 core.5840 core.5988 core.6140 core.5154 core.5322 core.5510 core.5677 core.5842 core.5990 core.6142 core.5156 core.5324 core.5512 core.5681 core.5844 core.5992 core.6144 core.5158 core.5327 core.5514 core.5683 core.5847 core.5997 core.6147 core.5161 core.5329 core.5518 core.5686 core.5850 core.5999 core.6150 core.5164 core.5331 core.5520 core.5689 core.5853 core.6001 core.6153 core.5166 core.5333 core.5522 core.5691 core.5855 core.6004 core.6155 core.5168 core.5336 core.5525 core.5693 core.5857 core.6006 core.6158 core.5170 core.5338 core.5527 core.5696 core.5860 core.6008 core.6160 core.5173 core.5340 core.5529 core.5698 core.5862 core.6012 core.6162 core.5176 core.5343 core.5534 core.5700 core.5864 core.6014 core.6166 core.5178 core.5345 core.5536 core.5703 core.5867 core.6016 core.6168 core.5180 core.5349 core.5539 core.5708 core.5869 core.6019 core.6170 core.5184 core.5351 core.5542 core.5710 core.5871 core.6021 core.6176 core.5186 core.5353 core.5546 core.5713 core.5873 core.6023 core.6178 core.5188 core.5362 core.5548 core.5715 core.5876 core.6029 core.6184 core.5190 core.5364 core.5550 core.5717 core.5878 core.6031 core.6187 core.5193 core.5366 core.5553 core.5721 core.5880 core.6033 core.6191 core.5195 core.5370 core.5559 core.5723 core.5883 core.6035 core.6193 core.5197 core.5374 core.5561 core.5725 core.5885 core.6038 core.6196 core.5199 core.5376 core.5565 core.5728 core.5887 core.6040 core.6200 core.5202 core.5381 core.5571 core.5731 core.5890 core.6042 core.6205 core.5204 core.5384 core.5574 core.5733 core.5892 core.6046 core.6207 core.5207 core.5392 core.5576 core.5736 core.5894 core.6049 core.6214 core.5209 core.5396 core.5579 core.5741 core.5896 core.6051 core.6216 core.5211 core.5400 core.5584 core.5743 core.5901 core.6053 core.6219 core.5213 core.5403 core.5587 core.5748 core.5904 core.6056 core.6221 core.5216 core.5406 core.5590 core.5752 core.5906 core.6058 core.6223 core.5218 core.5414 core.5592 core.5755 core.5908 core.6060 core.6226 core.5220 core.5416 core.5594 core.5758 core.5911 core.6063 core.6228 core.5223 core.5419 core.5597 core.5760 core.5914 core.6065 core.6230 core.5227 core.5427 core.5599 core.5763 core.5916 core.6067 core.6235 core.5231 core.5432 core.5601 core.5766 core.5918 core.6070 core.6237 core.5234 core.5434 core.5604 core.5768 core.5920 core.6072 core.6239 core.5236 core.5437 core.5606 core.5771 core.5923 core.6075 core.6246 core.5238 core.5439 core.5608 core.5774 core.5925 core.6077 core.6248 core.5241 core.5441 core.5614 core.5776 core.5928 core.6079 core.6250 core.5243 core.5444 core.5616 core.5778 core.5930 core.6081 core.6253 core.5245 core.5447 core.5618 core.5781 core.5932 core.6084 core.6255 core.5248 core.5451 core.5621 core.5783 core.5936 core.6086 core.6257 core.5250 core.5453 core.5624 core.5785 core.5938 core.6088 core.6261 core.5252 core.5456 core.5626 core.5789 core.5940 core.6093 core.6263 core.5255 core.5459 core.5628 core.5791 core.5943 core.6096 core.6265 core.5257 core.5461 core.5631 core.5793 core.5945 core.6099 core.6269 core.5259 core.5463 core.5633 core.5796 core.5947 core.6102 core.6272 core.5261 core.5466 core.5635 core.5798 core.5950 core.6104 core.6274 core.5265 core.5469 core.5638 core.5800 core.5952 core.6106 core.6281 core.5267 core.5471 core.5643 core.5803 core.5954 core.6109 core.6288 core.5271 core.5474 core.5645 core.5805 core.5957 core.6111 core.6291 core.5274 core.5476 core.5648 core.5807 core.5959 core.6114 core.5280 core.5478 core.5650 core.5811 core.5961 core.6116 core.5282 core.5486 core.5652 core.5814 core.5964 core.6119 core.5288 core.5488 core.5655 core.5816 core.5967 core.6121 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/131998-mystery-core-folder/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsmkfob Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 They are dumps, so something is crashing on a regular basis. You can delete them, but you need to examine one to see what is crashing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/131998-mystery-core-folder/#findComment-936310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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