huge temp magick file

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olaola
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huge temp magick file

Post by olaola »

I just found today that my c disk is running out of space, it is very strange because i did not put anything big recently, after check the folders i found a huge file in the temp C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp, file name is magick-FxU4GFJd, the size is 31.5G, based on the name, it has something to do with imagemagick, because I did many tests on my laptop recently, any idea why this file is so big and what does it use for?
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Re: huge temp magick file

Post by snibgo »

IM creates temporary files there, and deletes them when it finishes. If IM crashes, it doesn't delete the temp files. You can delete them manually (when IM isn't running, of course).
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olaola
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Re: huge temp magick file

Post by olaola »

ok, got it, seems my IM always crashed, i only used command line, did not notice it.
caterina
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Re: huge temp magick file

Post by caterina »

Hi,
I've the same problem with the version IM 6.7.9.10.
Did you resolve the problem?
Thanks
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