Temp file locations on a MAC?

[Dave_Lugo@adobeforums.com]

Is there a temp directory that In Design writes to when you are working on it? I have a MAC 10.4.7 OS.

[Eric Otto]

The temp file is in the same folder as the document you are working on.

[Gerald_Singelmann@adobeforums.com]

No, that is only the lock file (0Bytes).

Why do you ask?

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

I'm not sure that's true. I think the locking file is in there, but I thought that the temp document was in the recovery folder in preferences. For one thing, untitled documents need a temp file and they don't have a folder.

Dave

[Eric Otto]

I've had instances where InD has crashed, leaving behind a file in the same folder as the document I was working on (what you call the lock file). I was able to launch by clikking on the lock file-- does it also serve as a pointer to a temp file elsewhere?

[Gerald_Singelmann@adobeforums.com]

If I understood the lock files correctly they are a simple means to manage a write protection without the hassle of bothering with the differences of file- and server systems.
If there is a lock file at the same level as the .indd file that means someone already opened the .indd and no second user is allowed to.

Nothing to do with temp files. But the lock file contains a pointer to the original file.

Gerald

[Mark_Douma@adobeforums.com]

"I've had instances where InD has crashed, leaving behind a file in the
same folder as the document I was working on (what you call the lock file).
I was able to launch by clikking on the lock file-- does it also serve
as a pointer to a temp file elsewhere?"

The lock file does not contain a pointer to the original or recovery file. Double-clicking on it merely served as a way to indirectly launch InDesign, which handled the document recovery on its own accord using the recovery data that's stored in the Preferences folder.

[Gerald_Singelmann@adobeforums.com]

But the lock file contains a pointer to the original file.




Mark, thank you for clarifying this. The pointer I mentioned is in nothing but the name of the lock file. I didn't really think when writing that...

Gerald

[maureenm]

I was working on an animation in Photoshop CS4 (I'm new to this) and somehow I didn't notice that I accidently cleared all of the drawings on a video layer, then I saved and closed the file, now I have re-opened and noticed it is gone. Is there anything I can do? I am on the road and don't have my time machine backing up--OY!
I was hoping that there may be a temp file somewhere? anything?