On 11/23/2010 12:41 PM, Udo Waechter wrote: > I have some hidden .gfs* files lying around in a distributed Volume (3 bricks). Their acces time and modification time do not change any more. What are these? Something like .nfs* files? > Can I safely remove them? Their size is as big as the (visible, non .gfs* filename) file's size. These are temporary files created during rebalance operations, which do a write/rename to avoid modifying an in-use file. Assuming that the matching non-.gfs files exist and seem valid, it should be safe to delete them.
