Hi Michael,

AstLinux version 1.3.8 and older used a unionfs driver (kernel based) that used 
"whiteout" files added to the filesystem (ex. .wh.__dir_opaque) to note 
added/removed directories, among other things.

AstLinux version 1.3.10 and newer uses a different unionfs driver (FUSE based), 
so the old whiteout files (ex. .wh.__dir_opaque) are no longer used/needed.

These whiteout files are of zero size, so the simplest is to ignore them.  If 
you want to remove the old whiteout files, you can.

Lonnie




> On Aug 3, 2023, at 4:59 AM, Michael Knill <[email protected]> 
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> Hi Group
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> Im getting ‘.wh.__dir_opaque’ files in a number of directories on an old 
> Astlinux system that I have recently upgraded.
> Just wondering what they are and whether I should delete them?
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