Comment 103 for bug 984785

These .goutputstream-xxx files get created everytime Ubuntu 12.04 shuts down or starts up.

I tried to fresh install several Ubuntu 12.04 flavors on several laptops and desktops to check this behavior, and it happens with ALL distros based on Ubuntu (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, Mint, etc.).

I noticed that every time there is a file write activity, a temporary .goutputstream-xxx is created in the folder where this file write activity accours.

Say i copy a file from ~/Downloads to ~/Documents, in the ~/Documents folder there is a temporary .goutputstream-xxx file created which gets automatically deleted when the copy action finishes.

In the $HOME folder seems that these temporary .goutputstream-xxx files are not cleaned up when the Ubuntu system starts up or shuts down.

I normally run a start up script that automatically deletes these .goutputstream-xxx files in my $HOME, but it would be better if the bug that causes this is fixed.

This only happens in *buntu 12.04 not earlier.

I haven't tried 12.10.