Temp file location for OS X / OSX / Mac ?

[ZPrime]

Used multiple names in the subject hoping it will help it show up in searches more easily.

I just batch-converted ~6000 files from Apple Lossless to AAC. All files are on a NAS, both source and target destination; Mac connected via copper 1gbps and NAS the same.

After finishing, TimeMachine decided to start a backup, and I noticed it was going to be something north of 6GB of data...

Only thing I can guess is that it was maybe grabbing temp files that were generated during the conversion? Where would those be stored locally, so I can exclude that folder from TimeMachine backups?

Not directly related (Belongs in a different forum section), but is there any way to submit AccurateRip results from OS X? I couldn't find any way to force it like exists on Windows.

[Spoon]

Re: Temp file location for OS X / OSX / Mac ?

There is no way of submitting AccurateRip details from the Mac version.

[ZPrime]

Re: Temp file location for OS X / OSX / Mac ?

There is no way of submitting AccurateRip details from the Mac version.

Thanks Spoon. Where does Batch Ripper store temp files while transcoding? That is the only likely cause I can come up with for this mysterious amount of new data to be backed up by Time Machine. Does it go into ~/Library/dbPoweramp/DecoderCache ?

[PeterP]

Re: Temp file location for OS X / OSX / Mac ?

We use the temp location provided by the operating system for intermediate data.

The actual path will vary between systems ( a security measure ) but will look like this: /var/folders/<number>/<string of seemingly random text>/T/dBpoweramp-Music-Converter-temp
You can locate it via terminal by going into /var/folders and typing: find * | fgrep dBpoweramp

We do write various temp files when performing conversion:
- temporary WAV files being fed to Apple AAC codec
- in various scenarios - converting to NAS volume in particular - the encoder output goes to a temp file which is then copied to the target location

However, I've just tested it myself and we do not appear to leak any temp files - at the time the conversion is complete, all the new content in our temp folder is gone. If you can find a scenario where we do leave temp files, please post more details and it will be fixed shortly.