Hi Matt, I set up a simple test with a nest of directories ( aa > bb > cc > dd &ee) with 1 file in each. running rsync from OS 10.6 to another Mac with OS10.5 there seems to be no problem. When doing the reverse I am seeing the odd behavior.
Below is the log from running the options -aHAXN --fileflags --force-change -stats -vvv note that the lines "rsync: mkstemp "/Volumes/xxx/testaaa/aa/..DS_Store.gnG29l" failed: No such file or directory (2)" are correct in that there are no such files but why does it think there are? They don't exist on source or dest. They do however get created on the destination. It seems in my test that there is one created for every directory. However, the original .DS_Store files are not copied over just the new ones with the odd extra dot prefix and the cryptic extension on the end. The new odd .DS_Store files take the place of the normal ones that should be created by the finder. I don't know if this sheds any light at all on this. Others have reported that these files get created by the thousands on the destination. Not only .DS_Store files but other hidden files. Rob sending incremental file list [sender] make_file(aa,*,2) send_file_list done [sender] make_file(aa/.DS_Store,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/zwhite.icns,*,2) send_files starting [sender] make_file(aa/bb/.DS_Store,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/excludes.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/dd,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/ee,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/size.txt,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store,*,2) [sender] make_file(aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h,*,2) server_recv(2) starting pid=939 recv_file_name(aa) received 1 names recv_file_list done recv_file_name(aa/.DS_Store) recv_file_name(aa/bb) recv_file_name(aa/zwhite.icns) received 3 names recv_file_list done get_local_name count=4 /Volumes/xxx/testaaa/ generator starting pid=939 delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file recv_files(1) starting recv_file_name(aa/bb/.DS_Store) recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc) recv_file_name(aa/bb/excludes.txt) received 3 names recv_file_list done recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store) recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/dd) recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/ee) recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/size.txt) received 4 names recv_file_list done recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store) recv_file_name(aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h) received 2 names recv_file_list done received 0 names recv_file_list done recv_generator(aa,1) recv_generator(aa,2) send_files(2, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa) aa/ set modtime of aa to (1270518365) Mon Apr 5 21:46:05 2010 recv_generator(aa/.DS_Store,3) recv_files(aa) send_files(3, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/.DS_Store) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/.DS_Store of size 6148 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/.DS_Store aa/.DS_Store 6148 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 6148 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=11/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/.DS_Store recv_generator(aa/zwhite.icns,4) send_files(4, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/zwhite.icns) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/zwhite.icns of size 54611 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/zwhite.icns aa/zwhite.icns 32768 60% 820.51kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 54611 100% 1.21MB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#2, to-check=10/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/zwhite.icns recv_generator(aa/bb,5) recv_generator(aa/bb,6) recv_files(aa/.DS_Store) send_files(6, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb) aa/bb/ set modtime of aa/bb to (1270518373) Mon Apr 5 21:46:13 2010 recv_generator(aa/bb/.DS_Store,7) rsync: mkstemp "/Volumes/xxx/testaaa/aa/..DS_Store.gnG29l" failed: No such file or directory (2) send_files(7, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/.DS_Store) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/.DS_Store of size 6148 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/.DS_Store aa/bb/.DS_Store 6148 100% 103.52kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 6148 100% 101.76kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#3, to-check=8/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/.DS_Store recv_generator(aa/bb/excludes.txt,8) send_files(8, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/excludes.txt) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/excludes.txt of size 285 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/excludes.txt aa/bb/excludes.txt 285 100% 4.42kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 285 100% 4.35kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#4, to-check=7/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/excludes.txt got file_sum recv_generator(aa/bb/cc,9) recv_generator(aa/bb/cc,10) send_files(10, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc) aa/bb/cc/ recv_files(aa/zwhite.icns) set modtime of aa/bb/cc to (1270518390) Mon Apr 5 21:46:30 2010 recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store,11) send_files(11, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store of size 6148 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store 6148 100% 87.01kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 6148 100% 85.77kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#5, to-check=5/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/size.txt,12) send_files(12, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/size.txt) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/size.txt of size 0 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/size.txt aa/bb/cc/size.txt sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 0 100% 0.00kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#6, to-check=4/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/size.txt recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/dd,13) recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/ee,14) recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/dd,15) send_files(15, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd) aa/bb/cc/dd/ set modtime of aa/bb/cc/dd to (1270518407) Mon Apr 5 21:46:47 2010 recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store,16) send_files(16, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store of size 6148 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store 6148 100% 30.32kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 6148 100% 30.32kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#7, to-check=1/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h,17) send_files(17, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h) send_files mapped /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h of size 216 calling match_sums /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h 216 100% 1.06kB/s 0:00:00 sending file_sum false_alarms=0 hash_hits=0 matches=0 216 100% 1.06kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#8, to-check=0/13) sender finished /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h recv_generator(aa/bb/cc/ee,18) send_files(18, /Users/astrid/Desktop/aa/bb/cc/ee) aa/bb/cc/ee/ set modtime of aa/bb/cc/ee to (1270518387) Mon Apr 5 21:46:27 2010 generate_files phase=1 got file_sum set modtime of aa/.zwhite.icns.YHRl4r to (1237675238) Sat Mar 21 18:40:38 2009 renaming aa/.zwhite.icns.YHRl4r to aa/zwhite.icns set modtime of aa to (1270518365) Mon Apr 5 21:46:05 2010 recv_files(aa/bb) recv_files(aa/bb/.DS_Store) rsync: mkstemp "/Volumes/xxx/testaaa/aa/bb/..DS_Store.YrLgmu" failed: No such file or directory (2) got file_sum recv_files(aa/bb/excludes.txt) got file_sum set modtime of aa/bb/.excludes.txt.4OMBT1 to (1234705660) Sun Feb 15 08:47:40 2009 renaming aa/bb/.excludes.txt.4OMBT1 to aa/bb/excludes.txt set modtime of aa/bb to (1270518373) Mon Apr 5 21:46:13 2010 recv_files(aa/bb/cc) recv_files(aa/bb/cc/.DS_Store) rsync: mkstemp "/Volumes/xxx/testaaa/aa/bb/cc/..DS_Store.s36jF0" failed: No such file or directory (2) got file_sum recv_files(aa/bb/cc/size.txt) got file_sum set modtime of aa/bb/cc/.size.txt.QvNbNt to (1147355897) Thu May 11 09:58:17 2006 renaming aa/bb/cc/.size.txt.QvNbNt to aa/bb/cc/size.txt set modtime of aa/bb/cc to (1270518390) Mon Apr 5 21:46:30 2010 recv_files(aa/bb/cc/dd) recv_files(aa/bb/cc/dd/.DS_Store) rsync: mkstemp "/Volumes/xxx/testaaa/aa/bb/cc/dd/..DS_Store.jHTMCW" failed: No such file or directory (2) got file_sum recv_files(aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h) got file_sum set modtime of aa/bb/cc/dd/.splittersize.h.hVRihb to (1236212797) Wed Mar 4 19:26:37 2009 renaming aa/bb/cc/dd/.splittersize.h.hVRihb to aa/bb/cc/dd/splittersize.h set modtime of aa/bb/cc/dd to (1270518407) Mon Apr 5 21:46:47 2010 send_files phase=1 recv_files(aa/bb/cc/ee) recv_files phase=1 generate_files phase=2 send_files phase=2 send files finished total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=79704 recv_files phase=2 generate_files phase=3 recv_files finished generate_files finished -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. 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