[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To get an idea of the kinds of temp files Word normally creates, see
"Description of how Word creates temporary files" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632. I don't recognize the type you
describe, but I have seen this syntax in files that have been compressed, I
think, in CAB files. When they are expanded, the correct filename is
restored.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"LinLin" wrote in message
...
Thanks Graham, Steven, Terry

The weird temp files are on a computer of a friend, and as they have
limited
idea about how Word works, I am piecing together the mess from my own
experience with Word.

I've looked at the files and they are have about 10b of data, so they are
obviously
residual files left over but not deleted when Word was closed. So I wanted
to check with you all if it would cause any problems for me later if I
delete
them now.
No, I think is the answer!

So thanks for all your thoughts and consider this closed!

cheerio



"StevenM" wrote:

To: LinLin,

Have you opened it up and taken a look? Can't hurt to just look. Chances
are
that it is a left over temp file from Word or perhaps a left over
compressed
file from some other application. But if the extension is .doc, then it
should be some sort of a document file. Take a look and if there is
anything
of importance in it, that should give you some idea where it came from,
and
if there is nothing of importance in it, or if you can't read whats in
it,
delete it. Since if it was an important program file, it wouldn't be in a
document folder. Your document folder is for documents.

Steven Craig Miller

"LinLin" wrote:

I am using Word 2003.

I have noticed that in my word folder, I have normal word files (for
example, xxxxx.doc) but also this kind of file: ._xxxxx.doc (that is,
full
stop/underscore/name of file)

I gather this might have something to do with the file save options,
but I
can't work out how to turn it off. The actual file is very small and is
not a
proper back up of the original doc.
Any suggestions appreciated - thanks!