Most of that is cache data (e.g. swf's code fragments, etc...). They do store Flash cookies in .macromedia and/or .adobe, but the directories you see are their cache structure. They've gotten tricky lately in that they now often use a deleted file for data cache (open a file, unlink it, continue writing; the system has no issue with that but it's harder to read in Linux and impossible in Mac or Windows), which makes their cache dirs look a lot less full than they actually are.
I just wipe out ~/.macromedia and ~/.adobe anytime I have no choice but to use flash to view something; makes life easier. On 05/03/2011 10:51 PM, Dan Lund wrote: > Never attribute to malice what can be easily attributed to laziness/hubris :) > > I'm sure it's just flash leaving it's wrappers laying around after camping. > > --Dan > > On May 3, 2011, at 10:45 PM, Andrew Harris wrote: > >> Seems like an unlikely candidate. But we've had less likely candidates. >> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Funny. No, it's more like there's a whole pile of tracking stuff of >>> some sort that I for one didn't know about. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Andrew Harris <t...@supertunaman.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Wow, it's like somebody did work for all those directories and files >>>> and they don't want to pay the bill. Am I right, Jim? >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Yeah, I can confirm the same thing in Ubuntu Maverick. >>>>> >>>>> WTF is this stuff? >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:26 PM, <j...@actionline.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Today, I was shocked to find a thousand-plus empty hidden directories and >>>>>> files on my system and I don't know how they got there or why there are >>>>>> there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there any reason why I should not delete them? >>>>>> >>>>>> There may be more in other places, but the ones I just discovered are >>>>>> buried deep in these two sub-directories: >>>>>> >>>>>> /home/joe/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/2ETARA88 >>>>>> /home/joe/.macromedia/Flash_Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys >>>>>> >>>>>> I hate flash for a lot of reasons, but now even more as it seems to be >>>>>> hiding things on my system -- 310 mostly empty directories in 2ETARA88 >>>>>> and >>>>>> another 1227 mostly empty directories in flashplayer/sys >>>>>> >>>>>> Very annoying. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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