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How do I stop Word files from making copies of themselves?
Some time ago, I made a change whereby my Word files automatically make
copies of themselves. This has now become a nuisance, since my desktop is littered with unneeded icons of these duplicate files. The problem is, I've forgotten where to go to change back to the situation in which my Word files were not automatically duplicating themselves. Please help! Thanks! |
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How do I stop Word files from making copies of themselves?
You may be referring to the "Always create backup copy" setting in
Tools Options Save. The files created by that option have names that start with "Backup of" and have a .wbk extension. Alternatively, you may be referring to the temporary files that Word creates while you edit documents. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 for an explanation of those, and http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm for cleanup instructions. In either case, you won't see these files if you don't store documents on the desktop and edit them from there. Store them in the My Documents folder, or anywhere else except the desktop. If you want instant desktop access to a document, create a shortcut to it (right-click the document's file in Windows Explorer and select Send To Desktop). Another good read is http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm, which will show you how to make Word back up documents in a folder different from the one where the documents live. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 16:07:00 -0800, Steve O''Brien wrote: Some time ago, I made a change whereby my Word files automatically make copies of themselves. This has now become a nuisance, since my desktop is littered with unneeded icons of these duplicate files. The problem is, I've forgotten where to go to change back to the situation in which my Word files were not automatically duplicating themselves. Please help! Thanks! |
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