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OSX Lion Multiple Volumes
Hi All,
I have a consistent problem where new volumes (or volume pointers) will be created for the same drive. See attached. "ELEMENTS" is a 300GB USB drive. "1TB-DSS" is a brand new 1TB USB drive. I properly dismount them every time before pulling the USB plug, but for some reason, I'll have "ELEMENTS" only, and then a new "ELEMENTS 1" will show up.
As you can see from the screenshot, each volume "directory" doesn't have the same files, which is the real source of my problem. For example, when I bought "1TB-DSS", I added "Zipped" and "pics". Later on, I added "dsstaowin7-parallels" and other directories without realizing that OS X was now seeing these under "1TB-DSS 1" instead of just "1TB-DSS".
This problem has persisted since I had Snow Leopard, and now I'm on Lion, with no change in behavior. It happens on multiple USB drives too as you can see.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave
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I have a consistent problem where new volumes (or volume pointers) will be created for the same drive. See attached. "ELEMENTS" is a 300GB USB drive. "1TB-DSS" is a brand new 1TB USB drive. I properly dismount them every time before pulling the USB plug, but for some reason, I'll have "ELEMENTS" only, and then a new "ELEMENTS 1" will show up.
As you can see from the screenshot, each volume "directory" doesn't have the same files, which is the real source of my problem. For example, when I bought "1TB-DSS", I added "Zipped" and "pics". Later on, I added "dsstaowin7-parallels" and other directories without realizing that OS X was now seeing these under "1TB-DSS 1" instead of just "1TB-DSS".
This problem has persisted since I had Snow Leopard, and now I'm on Lion, with no change in behavior. It happens on multiple USB drives too as you can see.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave
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sweetfa2
Do those directories exist after removal of your USB drives?
ASKER
Great question. Yes, these exist even when the drives are disconnected.
Are their respective mount points correct?
Check this via fstab
Check this via fstab
ASKER
I have actually wiped the box and reinstalled Lion from scratch. So far, the issue has not recurred, though it's only been a couple of weeks.
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Without having had the problem recur since I did the fresh install of Lion, I have to conclude that this solution is the answer.