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Why do I have *.tmp files show on my desktop everytime I make a c.
Every change I make to my open document is saved to my desktop as a different
version? they show up as almost transparent *.tmp files. I have Word 2003. it appears as ~$ and then the document name. a lot of times I don't even have to make any changes, it appears on the desktop when I simply minimize the document. Can anyone help me with where to change this setting? |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:59:01 -0700, Lady_1
wrote: Every change I make to my open document is saved to my desktop as a different version? they show up as almost transparent *.tmp files. I have Word 2003. it appears as ~$ and then the document name. a lot of times I don't even have to make any changes, it appears on the desktop when I simply minimize the document. Can anyone help me with where to change this setting? Read the article How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 for an explanation of why and where Word creates these files. Many of them *must* be in the same folder as the original document because of the way they're created and used. If you store any document on the desktop and edit it with Word, at least some of its temp files *will* appear on the desktop while it's open -- you can't change that. However, they should disappear when you close Word. If that doesn't happen, you'll have to delete them manually, as explained at http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm If you never store any documents on the desktop, but instead store them in other folders, you'll never see the temp files unless you go looking for them. You can put a shortcut to a document on the desktop, so it's just as convenient as having the document itself there, but the temp files will be created in the folder with the real document. If there are documents you use very often over long periods, you may be interested in a little-known feature of Word called the Work menu (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Files/folders which appear as almost transparent icons are, in fact, "hidden"
files/folders, which can take up a lot of space in your viewing area, and can become very irritating. You can, to all intents and purposes, get rid of them visually. From the Start menu, select Control Panel/Folder Options, then on the View tab, select "Do not show hidden files". Click on "Apply" and "OK". claruspaw "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:59:01 -0700, Lady_1 wrote: Every change I make to my open document is saved to my desktop as a different version? they show up as almost transparent *.tmp files. I have Word 2003. it appears as ~$ and then the document name. a lot of times I don't even have to make any changes, it appears on the desktop when I simply minimize the document. Can anyone help me with where to change this setting? Read the article How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 for an explanation of why and where Word creates these files. Many of them *must* be in the same folder as the original document because of the way they're created and used. If you store any document on the desktop and edit it with Word, at least some of its temp files *will* appear on the desktop while it's open -- you can't change that. However, they should disappear when you close Word. If that doesn't happen, you'll have to delete them manually, as explained at http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm If you never store any documents on the desktop, but instead store them in other folders, you'll never see the temp files unless you go looking for them. You can put a shortcut to a document on the desktop, so it's just as convenient as having the document itself there, but the temp files will be created in the folder with the real document. If there are documents you use very often over long periods, you may be interested in a little-known feature of Word called the Work menu (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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And then when you go to look for Normal.dot, you will not be able to find
it. I prefer Jay's solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. " wrote in message ... Files/folders which appear as almost transparent icons are, in fact, "hidden" files/folders, which can take up a lot of space in your viewing area, and can become very irritating. You can, to all intents and purposes, get rid of them visually. From the Start menu, select Control Panel/Folder Options, then on the View tab, select "Do not show hidden files". Click on "Apply" and "OK". claruspaw "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:59:01 -0700, Lady_1 wrote: Every change I make to my open document is saved to my desktop as a different version? they show up as almost transparent *.tmp files. I have Word 2003. it appears as ~$ and then the document name. a lot of times I don't even have to make any changes, it appears on the desktop when I simply minimize the document. Can anyone help me with where to change this setting? Read the article How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 for an explanation of why and where Word creates these files. Many of them *must* be in the same folder as the original document because of the way they're created and used. If you store any document on the desktop and edit it with Word, at least some of its temp files *will* appear on the desktop while it's open -- you can't change that. However, they should disappear when you close Word. If that doesn't happen, you'll have to delete them manually, as explained at http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm If you never store any documents on the desktop, but instead store them in other folders, you'll never see the temp files unless you go looking for them. You can put a shortcut to a document on the desktop, so it's just as convenient as having the document itself there, but the temp files will be created in the folder with the real document. If there are documents you use very often over long periods, you may be interested in a little-known feature of Word called the Work menu (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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