Hello Balaji.
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Could you please send the screenshot of that temp folder created by AVG?
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An avgautouninstall-*.log file is being added to /tmp every few seconds and filling up disk space.
Can you tell me how to resolve this issue?
I also have this problem. A screenshot is a pointless thing to ask for. I have 1000 + log files being dumped in my tmp folder. This is whatI Can offer you instead:
╰─ ls avgautouninstall-172473*
avgautouninstall-1724734352-8808.log avgautouninstall-1724734722-25216.log avgautouninstall-1724735094-40636.log avgautouninstall-1724735458-56553.log
avgautouninstall-1724734363-9334.log avgautouninstall-1724734732-25652.log avgautouninstall-1724735105-41064.log avgautouninstall-1724735468-56981.log
avgautouninstall-1724734373-9762.log avgautouninstall-1724734743-26080.log avgautouninstall-1724735115-41494.log avgautouninstall-1724735479-57410.log
avgautouninstall-1724734384-10193.log avgautouninstall-1724734753-26508.log avgautouninstall-1724735126-41922.log avgautouninstall-1724735490-57953.log
avgautouninstall-1724734394-10621.log avgautouninstall-1724734764-26937.log avgautouninstall-1724735136-42350.log avgautouninstall-1724735500-58417.log
avgautouninstall-1724734405-11054.log avgautouninstall-1724734774-27462.log avgautouninstall-1724735147-42778.log avgautouninstall-1724735511-58846.log
avgautouninstall-1724734416-11484.log avgautouninstall-1724734785-27890.log avgautouninstall-1724735157-43411.log avgautouninstall-1724735522-59286.log
avgautouninstall-1724734426-11916.log avgautouninstall-1724734795-28320.log avgautouninstall-1724735167-44031.log avgautouninstall-1724735533-59716.log
avgautouninstall-1724734437-12349.log avgautouninstall-1724734806-28750.log avgautouninstall-1724735178-44459.log avgautouninstall-1724735543-60157.log
avgautouninstall-1724734447-12779.log avgautouninstall-1724734816-29275.log avgautouninstall-1724735188-45293.log avgautouninstall-1724735553-60586.log
avgautouninstall-1724734458-13214.log avgautouninstall-1724734827-29703.log avgautouninstall-1724735198-45721.log avgautouninstall-1724735563-61024.log
avgautouninstall-1724734469-14026.log avgautouninstall-1724734837-30132.log avgautouninstall-1724735209-46247.log avgautouninstall-1724735573-61457.log
avgautouninstall-1724734479-14454.log avgautouninstall-1724734848-30560.log avgautouninstall-1724735220-46675.log avgautouninstall-1724735584-61891.log
avgautouninstall-1724734490-15083.log avgautouninstall-1724734859-30992.log avgautouninstall-1724735230-47104.log avgautouninstall-1724735594-62321.log
avgautouninstall-1724734500-15512.log avgautouninstall-1724734869-31424.log avgautouninstall-1724735241-47532.log avgautouninstall-1724735605-62749.log
avgautouninstall-1724734511-16038.log avgautouninstall-1724734880-31854.log avgautouninstall-1724735251-47960.log avgautouninstall-1724735615-63177.log
avgautouninstall-1724734522-16467.log avgautouninstall-1724734891-32284.log avgautouninstall-1724735262-48392.log avgautouninstall-1724735625-63610.log
avgautouninstall-1724734532-16992.log avgautouninstall-1724734902-32721.log avgautouninstall-1724735272-48822.log avgautouninstall-1724735635-64039.log
avgautouninstall-1724734543-17421.log avgautouninstall-1724734913-33344.log avgautouninstall-1724735282-49250.log avgautouninstall-1724735645-64469.log
avgautouninstall-1724734553-17856.log avgautouninstall-1724734923-33774.log avgautouninstall-1724735292-49680.log avgautouninstall-1724735655-64903.log
avgautouninstall-1724734564-18284.log avgautouninstall-1724734934-34202.log avgautouninstall-1724735303-50111.log avgautouninstall-1724735666-65332.log
avgautouninstall-1724734574-18714.log avgautouninstall-1724734945-34633.log avgautouninstall-1724735313-50539.log avgautouninstall-1724735676-65763.log
avgautouninstall-1724734585-19145.log avgautouninstall-1724734955-35061.log avgautouninstall-1724735323-50971.log avgautouninstall-1724735687-66191.log
avgautouninstall-1724734595-19574.log avgautouninstall-1724734966-35492.log avgautouninstall-1724735334-51403.log avgautouninstall-1724735697-66620.log
avgautouninstall-1724734606-20003.log avgautouninstall-1724734976-35923.log avgautouninstall-1724735344-51831.log avgautouninstall-1724735707-67049.log
avgautouninstall-1724734616-20431.log avgautouninstall-1724734987-36351.log avgautouninstall-1724735355-52259.log avgautouninstall-1724735718-67478.log
avgautouninstall-1724734627-20859.log avgautouninstall-1724734998-36779.log avgautouninstall-1724735365-52688.log avgautouninstall-1724735728-67906.log
avgautouninstall-1724734637-21287.log avgautouninstall-1724735009-37207.log avgautouninstall-1724735375-53120.log avgautouninstall-1724735739-68334.log
avgautouninstall-1724734648-21715.log avgautouninstall-1724735019-37635.log avgautouninstall-1724735385-53552.log avgautouninstall-1724735750-68762.log
avgautouninstall-1724734658-22143.log avgautouninstall-1724735030-38064.log avgautouninstall-1724735395-53980.log avgautouninstall-1724735761-69191.log
avgautouninstall-1724734669-22773.log avgautouninstall-1724735040-38492.log avgautouninstall-1724735405-54411.log avgautouninstall-1724735772-69715.log
avgautouninstall-1724734680-23202.log avgautouninstall-1724735051-38922.log avgautouninstall-1724735416-54839.log avgautouninstall-1724735782-70241.log
avgautouninstall-1724734690-23730.log avgautouninstall-1724735062-39352.log avgautouninstall-1724735427-55269.log avgautouninstall-1724735793-70766.log
avgautouninstall-1724734701-24359.log avgautouninstall-1724735073-39780.log avgautouninstall-1724735437-55697.log avgautouninstall-1724735803-71197.log
avgautouninstall-1724734711-24787.log avgautouninstall-1724735083-40208.log avgautouninstall-1724735448-56125.log
23:16:54 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000092 bash
23:16:54 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000022 bash
23:16:54 unlink private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000051 bash
23:16:54 WrData[AT1] private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000655 W bash
23:16:54 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000017 fseventsd
23:16:54 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp 0.000004 fseventsd
23:16:55 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000022 fseventsd
23:16:55 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp/sh-thd-1724671089 0.000022 fseventsd
23:16:55 access /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp 0.000017 fseventsd
23:16:57 WrData[A] /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000588 W bash
23:16:57 WrData[A] /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000532 W bash
23:16:57 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000088 fseventsd
23:16:58 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000040 fseventsd
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000006 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000005 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000004 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp/.git 0.000013 git
23:16:59 lstat64 /private/tmp/.git>>>>>>> 0.000004 git
23:16:59 lstat64 /private/tmp/HEAD 0.000010 git
23:17:00 WrData[AT3] /private/tmp/wtf.log 0.000087 W launchd
23:17:04 open private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735824-72552.log 0.000124 bash
23:17:04 getattrlist /tmp 0.000020 UserEventAge
23:17:04 readlink /tmp 0.000003 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp 0.000006 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp/CommCenter.KeepAlive.Enabled 0.000012 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp/CommCenter.KeepAlive.Enabled 0.000006 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp 0.000005 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp 0.000017 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp 0.000011 UserEventAge
23:17:04 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000015 fseventsd
23:17:04 stat64 private/var/tmp 0.000023 bash
23:17:04 access private/var/tmp 0.000024 bash
23:17:04 pathconf private/var/tmp 0.000005 bash
23:17:04 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000092 bash
23:17:04 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000020 bash
23:17:04 unlink private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000051 bash
23:17:04 WrData[AT1] private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000636 W bash
And here is the script I made just to delete them in bulk whnever I need to use the tmp folder.
for f in `ls | head -n 1000`; do
grep "avg" <<< $f
M=$?
if [ $M -eq 0 ]; then
sudo rm $f
fi
done
I have to delete them in batches of 1000 because otherwise RM HAS TOO MANY ARGUMENTS
I also have this problem. A screenshot is a pointless thing to ask for. I have 1000 + log files being dumped in my tmp folder. This is whatI Can offer you instead:
╰─ ls avgautouninstall-172473*
avgautouninstall-1724734352-8808.log avgautouninstall-1724734722-25216.log avgautouninstall-1724735094-40636.log avgautouninstall-1724735458-56553.log
avgautouninstall-1724734363-9334.log avgautouninstall-1724734732-25652.log avgautouninstall-1724735105-41064.log avgautouninstall-1724735468-56981.log
avgautouninstall-1724734373-9762.log avgautouninstall-1724734743-26080.log avgautouninstall-1724735115-41494.log avgautouninstall-1724735479-57410.log
avgautouninstall-1724734384-10193.log avgautouninstall-1724734753-26508.log avgautouninstall-1724735126-41922.log avgautouninstall-1724735490-57953.log
avgautouninstall-1724734394-10621.log avgautouninstall-1724734764-26937.log avgautouninstall-1724735136-42350.log avgautouninstall-1724735500-58417.log
avgautouninstall-1724734405-11054.log avgautouninstall-1724734774-27462.log avgautouninstall-1724735147-42778.log avgautouninstall-1724735511-58846.log
avgautouninstall-1724734416-11484.log avgautouninstall-1724734785-27890.log avgautouninstall-1724735157-43411.log avgautouninstall-1724735522-59286.log
avgautouninstall-1724734426-11916.log avgautouninstall-1724734795-28320.log avgautouninstall-1724735167-44031.log avgautouninstall-1724735533-59716.log
avgautouninstall-1724734437-12349.log avgautouninstall-1724734806-28750.log avgautouninstall-1724735178-44459.log avgautouninstall-1724735543-60157.log
avgautouninstall-1724734447-12779.log avgautouninstall-1724734816-29275.log avgautouninstall-1724735188-45293.log avgautouninstall-1724735553-60586.log
avgautouninstall-1724734458-13214.log avgautouninstall-1724734827-29703.log avgautouninstall-1724735198-45721.log avgautouninstall-1724735563-61024.log
avgautouninstall-1724734469-14026.log avgautouninstall-1724734837-30132.log avgautouninstall-1724735209-46247.log avgautouninstall-1724735573-61457.log
avgautouninstall-1724734479-14454.log avgautouninstall-1724734848-30560.log avgautouninstall-1724735220-46675.log avgautouninstall-1724735584-61891.log
avgautouninstall-1724734490-15083.log avgautouninstall-1724734859-30992.log avgautouninstall-1724735230-47104.log avgautouninstall-1724735594-62321.log
avgautouninstall-1724734500-15512.log avgautouninstall-1724734869-31424.log avgautouninstall-1724735241-47532.log avgautouninstall-1724735605-62749.log
avgautouninstall-1724734511-16038.log avgautouninstall-1724734880-31854.log avgautouninstall-1724735251-47960.log avgautouninstall-1724735615-63177.log
avgautouninstall-1724734522-16467.log avgautouninstall-1724734891-32284.log avgautouninstall-1724735262-48392.log avgautouninstall-1724735625-63610.log
avgautouninstall-1724734532-16992.log avgautouninstall-1724734902-32721.log avgautouninstall-1724735272-48822.log avgautouninstall-1724735635-64039.log
avgautouninstall-1724734543-17421.log avgautouninstall-1724734913-33344.log avgautouninstall-1724735282-49250.log avgautouninstall-1724735645-64469.log
avgautouninstall-1724734553-17856.log avgautouninstall-1724734923-33774.log avgautouninstall-1724735292-49680.log avgautouninstall-1724735655-64903.log
avgautouninstall-1724734564-18284.log avgautouninstall-1724734934-34202.log avgautouninstall-1724735303-50111.log avgautouninstall-1724735666-65332.log
avgautouninstall-1724734574-18714.log avgautouninstall-1724734945-34633.log avgautouninstall-1724735313-50539.log avgautouninstall-1724735676-65763.log
avgautouninstall-1724734585-19145.log avgautouninstall-1724734955-35061.log avgautouninstall-1724735323-50971.log avgautouninstall-1724735687-66191.log
avgautouninstall-1724734595-19574.log avgautouninstall-1724734966-35492.log avgautouninstall-1724735334-51403.log avgautouninstall-1724735697-66620.log
avgautouninstall-1724734606-20003.log avgautouninstall-1724734976-35923.log avgautouninstall-1724735344-51831.log avgautouninstall-1724735707-67049.log
avgautouninstall-1724734616-20431.log avgautouninstall-1724734987-36351.log avgautouninstall-1724735355-52259.log avgautouninstall-1724735718-67478.log
avgautouninstall-1724734627-20859.log avgautouninstall-1724734998-36779.log avgautouninstall-1724735365-52688.log avgautouninstall-1724735728-67906.log
avgautouninstall-1724734637-21287.log avgautouninstall-1724735009-37207.log avgautouninstall-1724735375-53120.log avgautouninstall-1724735739-68334.log
avgautouninstall-1724734648-21715.log avgautouninstall-1724735019-37635.log avgautouninstall-1724735385-53552.log avgautouninstall-1724735750-68762.log
avgautouninstall-1724734658-22143.log avgautouninstall-1724735030-38064.log avgautouninstall-1724735395-53980.log avgautouninstall-1724735761-69191.log
avgautouninstall-1724734669-22773.log avgautouninstall-1724735040-38492.log avgautouninstall-1724735405-54411.log avgautouninstall-1724735772-69715.log
avgautouninstall-1724734680-23202.log avgautouninstall-1724735051-38922.log avgautouninstall-1724735416-54839.log avgautouninstall-1724735782-70241.log
avgautouninstall-1724734690-23730.log avgautouninstall-1724735062-39352.log avgautouninstall-1724735427-55269.log avgautouninstall-1724735793-70766.log
avgautouninstall-1724734701-24359.log avgautouninstall-1724735073-39780.log avgautouninstall-1724735437-55697.log avgautouninstall-1724735803-71197.log
avgautouninstall-1724734711-24787.log avgautouninstall-1724735083-40208.log avgautouninstall-1724735448-56125.log
23:16:54 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000092 bash
23:16:54 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000022 bash
23:16:54 unlink private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000051 bash
23:16:54 WrData[AT1] private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724671089 0.000655 W bash
23:16:54 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000017 fseventsd
23:16:54 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp 0.000004 fseventsd
23:16:55 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000022 fseventsd
23:16:55 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp/sh-thd-1724671089 0.000022 fseventsd
23:16:55 access /System/Volumes/Data/private/var/tmp 0.000017 fseventsd
23:16:57 WrData[A] /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000588 W bash
23:16:57 WrData[A] /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000532 W bash
23:16:57 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000088 fseventsd
23:16:58 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735814-72020.log 0.000040 fseventsd
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000006 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000005 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp 0.000004 git
23:16:59 stat64 /private/tmp/.git 0.000013 git
23:16:59 lstat64 /private/tmp/.git>>>>>>> 0.000004 git
23:16:59 lstat64 /private/tmp/HEAD 0.000010 git
23:17:00 WrData[AT3] /private/tmp/wtf.log 0.000087 W launchd
23:17:04 open private/tmp/avgautouninstall-1724735824-72552.log 0.000124 bash
23:17:04 getattrlist /tmp 0.000020 UserEventAge
23:17:04 readlink /tmp 0.000003 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp 0.000006 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp/CommCenter.KeepAlive.Enabled 0.000012 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp/CommCenter.KeepAlive.Enabled 0.000006 UserEventAge
23:17:04 getattrlist /private/tmp 0.000005 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp 0.000017 UserEventAge
23:17:04 open /private/tmp 0.000011 UserEventAge
23:17:04 lstat64 /System/Volumes/Data/private/tmp 0.000015 fseventsd
23:17:04 stat64 private/var/tmp 0.000023 bash
23:17:04 access private/var/tmp 0.000024 bash
23:17:04 pathconf private/var/tmp 0.000005 bash
23:17:04 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000092 bash
23:17:04 open private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000020 bash
23:17:04 unlink private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000051 bash
23:17:04 WrData[AT1] private/var/tmp//sh-thd-1724654593 0.000636 W bash
And here is the script I made just to delete them in bulk whnever I need to use the tmp folder.
for f in `ls | head -n 1000`; do
grep "avg" <<< $f
M=$?
if [ $M -eq 0 ]; then
sudo rm $f
fi
done
I have to delete them in batches of 1000 because otherwise RM HAS TOO MANY ARGUMENTS