When a user closes a Word file, Word is supposed to automatically delete the
related "owner" file, but most likely a network permission problem is
preventing the "owner" file from being deleted. This is not a setting that
can be changed from within Word.

"Nikon" wrote:

In my office multiple people need the same file to do reports with.
Sometimes when one user is done with the file there is a hidden file (you
know the one that is there when the file is open) that prevents anyone else
from using the same file. No other user is using the file, but the file is
there and I need to find out why and how to prevent it. Could someone help
me?