* they will be absent (unless they were already returned).
   *
   * If there are I/O problems during iteration, this iterator fails silently. For example, if the
   * hosting filesystem becomes unreachable, the iterator will omit elements rather than throwing
   * exceptions.
   *
   * **The caller must [close][Snapshot.close]** each snapshot returned by [Iterator.next]. Failing
   * to do so leaks open files!
   */
  @Synchronized