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NetBeans is storing assorted files in a .netbeans directory in the user's home directory. This is the traditional way to organize preferences in Unix and Linux, but on the Mac this is wrong. These files should go in ~/Library/Application Support/NetBeans or maybe in the preferences folder. One impact: it is not possible to attach messages.log to a bug report such as this one using a web browser because the Mac won't go into a hidden directory such as .netbeans from its GUI. I needed to use the terminal to copy the messages.log file into a visible directory and then upload it from there. This also has the potential to confuse various backup tools and utilities that treat the preferences and Library folders specially.
most probably a duplicate of #11434
*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 11434 ***