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Hi Vince

Today I managed to generate thousands of zero byte files in the .config/libreoffice/4/user/backup directory.

They started to appear whilst I was developing a new query in the "Edit SQL" Dialog. SQL not being one of my core skills I do end up making mistakes!

These mistakes resulted in the "The data content could not be loaded" message box or variations there of because of syntax errors errors in the SQL that could only be picked up at run time.

As the mistakes built up, as I thrashed around with SQL, the editing of the query becomes very slow. I guess this is an indication of the problem that causes the zero byte backup files.

So nothing to do with config settings.

Alex

    Hi, I check this morning and there were over 600 empty files. I have created a new configuration directory. I cannot create the situation with the empty files. All I can do is leave my database application up and see if any files are created. I will check occasionally and report back as to whether the problem is fixed. If it is not fixed, then I will pursue changing the engine from hsql to something else. Vince Radice
                  
Vince
      
Have you solved this problem?
      
If not - have you tried starting a completely new configuration directory?
      
Again if not this is what I would do -
      
close down all Libreoffice applications
Start a konsole session.
Save the existing Libreoffice configuration settings
      
     * cd .config
     * mv libreoffice libreoffice$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
start the Libreoffice document that's been causing the problem and see what happens!!
If it starts to look like this has fixed the problem you will have to reconfigure Libreoffice. Some of the files can be used as is from the saved configuration.
      
Alex
      
Hi, From my first post - I am running Fedora FC19-64 bit. Libreoffice Version: 4.1.4.2
Build ID: 4.1.4.2-2.fc19 My Desktop is KDE 4.11.4 The problem is that if I don't keep deleting these empty files, they will build up. I first noticed this when looking through the log for my backup program. There were over 250,000 files. I assume that the overhead involved in a loist this size would be enourmous. I have also had problems where the hdd activity was so great that I could not get much response and started closing thing to try to figure out what the problem was. Since I have been keeping the empty files deleted, I have not had the problem. This goes back to my question - is anyone else seeing the same situation? Also, how do I fix the problem of empty files? Thanks, Vince Radice
       
Vince
       
In respect of the empty files -
       
     * Which version of LibreOffice are you using?
     * Which distro are you using?
     * Which desktop?
     * Is it causing you any hardship?
Alex