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Remove Temporary Files
User has Word 2002, SP3
She claims that some years ago on a previous PC with the same version of Word, someone was able to get rid of her ~$ files permanently. Either they were not created, or they were created somewhere she did not see them, she doesn't know for sure. I'm not aware of any way to hide, remove or move the location of these files. Yes, I know you can delete them when they are retained after a crash. Is there a way to do that this user wants? |
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Brenda from Michigan wrote:
User has Word 2002, SP3 She claims that some years ago on a previous PC with the same version of Word, someone was able to get rid of her ~$ files permanently. Either they were not created, or they were created somewhere she did not see them, she doesn't know for sure. I'm not aware of any way to hide, remove or move the location of these files. Yes, I know you can delete them when they are retained after a crash. Is there a way to do that this user wants? You cannot under any circumstances prevent Word from creating temporary files. See the explanation at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632. There are some things you can do so you don't have to see them unless you want to: - Many of the temporary files must always be in the same folder as the document, as explained in the KB article. So avoid storing documents directly on the desktop so their temp files won't be there. Use the My Documents folder or any other subfolder on the disk, but not the desktop. To make frequently used documents accessible from the desktop, make shortcuts by right-clicking the icon where the document actually lives and choosing Send To Desktop (as shortcut). - To make this organization easier, set the Documents folder in Tools Options File Locations to the most frequently used location. Add other common locations to the pane on the left side of the Save As and Open dialogs (http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...gscontent.htm). - Do clean up after crashes: 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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Thanks much; that's what I thought. After reading your answer to her, doing
a remote and showing her how the ~$ files work and when she can delete them, she's now a happy camper. Thanks for your help. "Jay Freedman" wrote: Brenda from Michigan wrote: User has Word 2002, SP3 She claims that some years ago on a previous PC with the same version of Word, someone was able to get rid of her ~$ files permanently. Either they were not created, or they were created somewhere she did not see them, she doesn't know for sure. I'm not aware of any way to hide, remove or move the location of these files. Yes, I know you can delete them when they are retained after a crash. Is there a way to do that this user wants? You cannot under any circumstances prevent Word from creating temporary files. See the explanation at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632. There are some things you can do so you don't have to see them unless you want to: - Many of the temporary files must always be in the same folder as the document, as explained in the KB article. So avoid storing documents directly on the desktop so their temp files won't be there. Use the My Documents folder or any other subfolder on the disk, but not the desktop. To make frequently used documents accessible from the desktop, make shortcuts by right-clicking the icon where the document actually lives and choosing Send To Desktop (as shortcut). - To make this organization easier, set the Documents folder in Tools Options File Locations to the most frequently used location. Add other common locations to the pane on the left side of the Save As and Open dialogs (http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...gscontent.htm). - Do clean up after crashes: 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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