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How do I stop Word tmp files from appearing on my XP desktop?
My desktop is cluttered with tmp files from Word. I've looked in File
locations for autorecover files and that seems to be OK (is doesn't show the desktop as the location for autorecover files). I'm running Windows XP. |
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How do I stop Word tmp files from appearing on my XP desktop?
Gary wrote:
My desktop is cluttered with tmp files from Word. I've looked in File locations for autorecover files and that seems to be OK (is doesn't show the desktop as the location for autorecover files). I'm running Windows XP. The only way is to stop storing and editing documents on the desktop. Store the documents in any other folder. If you need desktop access, make shortcuts to the documents (just right-click the document in Windows Explorer and choose Send To Desktop as shortcut). Word must make some temp files in the same folder as the document file, and there's no way to change that (see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632). By keeping the documents off the desktop, you simply won't see the temp files unless you go looking for them. If Word leaves temp files behind after you close the document, especially after a crash, you should clean them out. See http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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