Why are all-files and all_files.zip duplicating on my iMac after upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.3.2?

Files called all_files, and Zip files called all_files.zip are appearing spontaneously on my desktop. I am unable to delete them, and if I try to move them to a new file out of my way, they duplicate themselves. What is going on? I recently upgraded my iMac to Sequoia 15.3.2 .



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iMac 24″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Apr 1, 2025 8:08 AM

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Apr 1, 2025 8:22 AM in response to ruth2011

ruth2011 wrote:

Files called all_files, and Zip files called all_files.zip are appearing spontaneously on my desktop. I am unable to delete them, and if I try to move them to a new file out of my way, they duplicate themselves. What is going on? I recently upgraded my iMac to Sequoia 15.3.2 .


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Never heard of such a thing—


did you open the .zip files(?)


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.4

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