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Temp Files

Posted: 2006-09-08T10:34:13-07:00
by elisegev
I have noticed that ImageMagick creates files in the system’s ‘temp’ directory. They usually look like this ‘magick-uhlp2137’. Is it expected that the system will get rid of these files? I see these files on Windows XP, but not on Solaris.

Posted: 2006-09-08T13:42:48-07:00
by magick
ImageMagick can create temporary files for a variety of reasons such as caching pixels to disk. ImageMagick removes these files when it exits normally or when it catches a signal. Some folks have suggested that not all files are removed under certain circumstances but no one has offered a way for us to reproduce the problem. In the mean-time feel free to remove these files manually.